Hi guys,
So the time has come for me to brew again. I hope. Anyway, I have in mind a lower ABV ale, brewed with Vienna malt for the most part. I love the Vienna malt flavour, and would love a darker Vienna lager, but I don't have the time or equipment to do a proper lager brew. For hops I have some Southern Promise, which I think will benefit the Vienna malt.
So my plan is as follows, for a 12l batch:
1kg Vienna Malt
1kg Pale Malt
300g CaraMunich II
Mash relatively high temps, around 71°C. Should round the beer out sweeter.
Boil 30 min, with a 15g Souther Promise addition at the start of the boil. Aiming for a 12IBU bittering here.
I'm still undecided about the yeast to use. I have some yeasts at home and the adventurer in me actually wants to see what I can do with a generic yeast, but I'll probably end up with a warm lager yeast to use, with a long time in the fermenter. I'll have to see how it plays out.
According to the brew calculator I use I should end up with closer to 4% ABV, which is spot on where I'm aiming for.
So, any tips/tricks/ideas I have to keep in mind?
So the time has come for me to brew again. I hope. Anyway, I have in mind a lower ABV ale, brewed with Vienna malt for the most part. I love the Vienna malt flavour, and would love a darker Vienna lager, but I don't have the time or equipment to do a proper lager brew. For hops I have some Southern Promise, which I think will benefit the Vienna malt.
So my plan is as follows, for a 12l batch:
1kg Vienna Malt
1kg Pale Malt
300g CaraMunich II
Mash relatively high temps, around 71°C. Should round the beer out sweeter.
Boil 30 min, with a 15g Souther Promise addition at the start of the boil. Aiming for a 12IBU bittering here.
I'm still undecided about the yeast to use. I have some yeasts at home and the adventurer in me actually wants to see what I can do with a generic yeast, but I'll probably end up with a warm lager yeast to use, with a long time in the fermenter. I'll have to see how it plays out.
According to the brew calculator I use I should end up with closer to 4% ABV, which is spot on where I'm aiming for.
So, any tips/tricks/ideas I have to keep in mind?
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