I'll Be Bock

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10/30/2024

updating recipe after brew day. efficiency was awful, came out lower than expected on gravity and volume, but i think the beer will still be in range.

for future reference i split the boil into 2 for about an hour for a more vigorous boil. collected 6.5 gallons wort and it boiled down to less than 5. i had a lot of extra wort in the mash tun i couldve taken more, maybe up to 7 or 7.5 gallons and double boiled down to 5.5.

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10/29/2024

brew day! adjusting recipe for correct volumes. will collect 6.5 gallons wort and try to boil down to 5.5. it might take 2 hours. Also taking into account estimated low ass 55% efficiency - I will be beside myself if this doesnt work. knocks on wood

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10/14/2024

revisiting again. thinking about brewing this as opposed to Munich dunkel. reducing efficiency from 65 to 55, rounding off numbers....how long will this need to lager?

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9/11/2023

revisiting this recipe, boosting abv to top of the range, reducing efficiency and dialing in the IBU...

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11/17/2021
initial recipe formulation!
pretty much created this recipe exactly as described here : https://beerandbrewing.com/make-your-best-traditional-bock/

will need either 2 packs or a 2L starter. i think my starters are about 4 cups which is about 1L so will need a double starter.

ferment low at 45 for 4-5 days then slowly float up to 60, once activity stops bring to 70 for two weeks. then crash/lager. hes saying to package after cold crash then wait on it 6 weeks. prob could let it lager for several weeks then package.

also consider the fast lager method.