Spring will be Here Soon - Time to Brew a Helles Bock/Maibock!

[Dog House Brew]

I can’t believe I’ve never done a decoction. Talk myself out of it every time. I may do this now that I have a 5g setup again. Love this style for sure.

 

[Dgallo]

I believe both van trapp in Stowe, VT and Ommengang in Cooperstown, NY do

Oh add 100% Suarez does

 

[Genuine]

I made a Golden Bock a couple years ago but wasn't too happy with it. I was also trying to make a Sierra Nevada Glissade Clone. That recipe looks promising and It's really making me want to try another hand at it.

 

[BrewMan13]

Thinking about tackling this style myself for the first time this year, once it's warm enough to brew. No stranger to bocks in general, or decoctions, so no issues there. Haven't finalized it yet, but in the works.

 

[cactusgarrett]

Not to derail the topic, but for decades a local brewery around me has put out a yearly blonde doppelbock. It inspired me to give it a shot two springs ago and I absolutely want to do it again. For it's first iteration, it wasn't a clone, per se, but it was an amazing version:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/blonde-pale-dopplebock.667048/https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/blonde-doppelbock-recipe-feedback.663338/

 

[Pappers_]

So we ended up doing a double decoction. Its been in primary for two weeks, checked on it today, had gone from 1.069 to 1.014, 7.3% abv. Not a hint of diacetyl. Color was perfect and it tasted good, also. Grainy pilsner, clean (no esters), enough bitterness to keep it from being sweet, no fusels, pretty easy drinking for such a big beer. Did a closed transfer to a keg and put it in 34F fridge. Will leave it there for a week, see how much it clears, if needed, I'll add some finings, set a few days and then carb.

 

[Pappers_]

 

[cactusgarrett]

Did my double decocted doppelbock yesterday. I always forget how much the decoctions darken up the final wort - it's probably 10-15 SRM darker than Beersmith predicts.

PROST!