Black Forest Lager Beer Recipe | BIAB Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Brewer's Friend
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Black Forest Lager

216 calories 23.6 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 3.4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 216 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 27th 2018
1.065
1.018
6.2%
23.4
34.0
1.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb German - Wheat Malt7.5 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 68.5%
36 oz Cherry36 oz Cherry - (late boil kettle addition) 6.3 0 20.5%
12 oz Belgian - Special B12 oz Special B 34 115 6.8%
5.50 oz German - De-Husked Caraf III5.5 oz De-Husked Caraf III 32 470 3.1%
1.80 oz American - Midnight Wheat Malt1.8 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 1%
175.30 oz / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz mt hood1 oz mt hood Hops Pellet 3.5 First Wort 40 min 19.47 57.1%
0.75 oz Sterling0.75 oz Sterling Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 10 min 3.91 42.9%
1.75 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal strike temp 166 Infusion -- 156 °F 60 min
1 gal Sparge -- 70 °F 1 min
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 tsp Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 each CAMDEN Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.75 tsp IRISH MOSS Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Target Water Profile
Best Bitter
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
115 12 35 92 209 54
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

RECIPE READY TO BREW

CHerries sterilized sous vide method (plastic bag, hot water) and added before diacetyl rest. Added 1/1/2019

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