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Dark as a winter’s night Schwarzbier

1 calories 0 g 1.25 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Schwarzbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 60 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 71.6 liters
Post Boil Size: 64.6 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Wolf Pack Brewing
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 1 calories (Per 1.25ml)
Carbs: 0 g (Per 1.25ml)
Created: Monday May 13th 2024
1.051
1.008
5.7%
36.6
25.3
5.3
1.83
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 kg Gladfield - German Pilsner Malt10 kg German Pilsner Malt 36.3 2.03 70.4%
2 kg Gladfield - Munich Malt2 kg Munich Malt 36.8 7.87 14.1%
1.20 kg Gladfield - Medium Crystal Malt1.2 kg Medium Crystal Malt 35.4 56.35 8.5%
250 g Gladfield - Light Chocolate Malt250 g Light Chocolate Malt 32.7 355 1.8%
250 g Gladfield - Dark Chocolate Malt250 g Dark Chocolate Malt 32.7 488 1.8%
250 g Gladfield - Eclipse Roasted Wheat250 g Eclipse Roasted Wheat 34 525.6 1.8%
250 g Gladfield - Sour Grapes Acid Malt250 g Sour Grapes Acid Malt 3.40 / kg
0.85
12.4 2.03 1.8%
14,200 g / 0.85
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
100 g Tettnanger100 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 First Wort 90 min 23.02 31.3%
100 g Tettnanger100 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 9.71 31.3%
120 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany)120 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops Pellet 5 Whirlpool at 90 °C 30 min 3.9 37.5%
320 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
40 L Strike 67 °C 66 °C 60 min
50 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 0.04 / g
0.32
Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
10 g Gypsum 0.07 / g
0.66
Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
10 g Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
10 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
0.98
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
112 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
12 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1136 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.76 bar       Temp: 2 °C       CO2 Level: 2.6 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Munich (Dark Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
52 1.5 11 56 46 58
We adjusted our local water with gypsum and chalk in the mash and calcium chloride in the mash and boil. Our target water profile: calcium 52.3 ppm, magnesium 1.5 ppm, sodium 10.9 ppm, sulfate 45.6 ppm, chloride 56.3 ppm, bicarbonate 57.8 ppm.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

https://beerandbrewing.com/recipe-incendiary-schwarzbier/

YEAST Options
BSI Augustiner, White Labs WLP860 Munich Helles Lager, Wyeast 2352 Munich Lager II, Imperial L17 Harvest, or Omega OYL-114 Bayern Lager

DIRECTIONS
Mill the grains and mash at 150°F (66°C) for 60 minutes. Recirculate until the runnings are clear, then run off into the kettle. Sparge and top up as necessary to get about 6 gallons (23 liters) of wort, depending on your evaporation rate. Boil for 90 minutes, adding hops according to the schedule. After the boil, do a whirlpool step: Stir or recirculate to create a vortex, add the whirlpool hops, and allow 30 minutes to steep. Chill to about 48°F (9°C), aerate the wort, and pitch the yeast. Ferment at 54°F (12°C) until your gravity has dropped to about 1.020, then raise to 59°F (15°C) for a diacetyl rest. When fermentation is complete and the gravity has stabilized, crash to 32°F (0°C) and lager 3–4 weeks. Package and carbonate to about 2.6 volumes of CO2.

BREWER’S NOTES
Water: We adjusted our local water with gypsum and chalk in the mash and calcium chloride in the mash and boil. Our target water profile: calcium 52.3 ppm, magnesium 1.5 ppm, sodium 10.9 ppm, sulfate 45.6 ppm, chloride 56.3 ppm, bicarbonate 57.8 ppm.

Mash: On our 15-barrel system, mash-in takes 10–15 minutes, and we rest for 10 minutes before we begin recirculation (vorlauf) for 30 minutes.

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