Czech Dark Lager

Beer Recipes
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I’m looking at making a bolder example since I’ve got a nice slurry of WLP833 to repitch, what do you think of this…too roasty?

83% Munich
6.7% Wheat Malt
5.0% CaraMunich I
2.5% BlackPrintz Malt(500L-dehusked)
2.3% Pale Chocolate Malt (225L)
0.4% Roasted Barley

Then hop to near Bo Pils levels with Saaz

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Resurfacing this old thread… has anyone (besides Gordon of course!) brewed either of the two Dark Czech Lagers in Gordon’s “Modern Homebrew Recipes” ?? Interested in trying one of them soon.

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Pilsner and dark caramel malts with the addition of debittered roasted malts are most common, but additions of Vienna or Munich malt are also appropriate. Low mineral content water, Saazer-type hops, Czech lager yeast. Any fruity esters are typically from malt, not yeast.

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I have a Dark Czech Lager lagering now. I used 78% Pils, 10% Munich II, 10% Caramunich II, and 2% Carafa Special II.  I am looking forward to my last day of work to tap it.

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I just entered one in a competition that I had intended to be a Vienna Lager, but reading the BJCP guidelines it more closely resembled a Czech Dark Lager.  It was 100% Vienna malt from my brother’s malt house, Double Eagle, in Philly.  It turned out darker and maltier than the intended style.