so we are having our summer office party and started thinking i should have brewed a beer for this. (last year i brought some vienna) then i was thinking that we also do a christmas party. so i am thinking of brewing this beer. anyone have any ideas that would make this beer a little unique/special? (in my office there are three men and about 15 ladies - of course their husbands tend to show up.
so i finally got around to tinkering with this. first iteration on ingredients. 2 gallon batch brew house efficiency (guessing will be 60 % but will likely be higher will adjust volume, hops to match
kind of a hoppy bock with some flair for christmas
vienna 3lb
rye 1 lb
toasted oats 0.5 lb
munich dark 3 lbs
magnum hops 0.25 ounce 60 min
sterling .4 ounce 10 minutes
wyeast 2308 likely
og 1.071 fg 1018, ibu 40, color 18, abv 6.8
any comments will be welcome
i would be careful on the DP - dark munich has very low DP(~25), as does rye IIRC, vienna is higher (~50), but that’s only enough to convert itself plus a little more.
You may think about doing either a longer mash (90-120min) or incorporating some pilsner or two row malt to up the equation.
good luck.
so what i finally ended up brewing
SD Heilige Nacht
Style: Christmas / Winter Specialty Spiced Beer OG: 1.067
Type: All Grain FG: 1.020
Rating: 2.0 ABV: 6.16 %
Calories: 221 IBU’s: 36.92
Efficiency: 60 % Boil Size: 4.54 Gal
Color: 9.2 SRM Batch Size: 4.00 Gal
Boil Time: 60 minutes
Fermentation Steps
Name Days / Temp
Primary 30 days @ 50.0°F
Lager 60 days @ 35.0°F
Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage Name Time Gravity
2.50 lbs 19.31 % Rye Malt 60 mins 1.029
1.20 lbs 9.27 % Oats, Flaked 60 mins 1.037
3.00 lbs 23.17 % Pilsner (2 Row) Bel 60 mins 1.036
3.75 lbs 28.96 % Vienna Malt 60 mins 1.036
2.50 lbs 19.31 % Munich Malt - 10L 60 mins 1.035
Hops
Amount IBU’s Name Time AA %
16.50 g 23.17 SD Blend 60 mins 10.00
27.00 g 13.75 SD Blend 10 mins 10.00
(sd blend is my christmas surprise of homegrown hops that my daughter picked and mixed, probably 1/2 magnum and 1/4 each santiem and sterling)
Yeasts
Amount Name Laboratory / ID
1.00 pkg Saflager W-34/70 Fermentis W-34/70
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