Czech Amber

[Brandon]

Working on a Czech Amber recipe...

# 2015 Czech Amber
3C-Czech Lager-Czech Amber Lager

Recipe Overview

Wort Volume Before Boil: 8.50 US gals
Wort Volume After Boil: 6.50 US gals
Volume Transferred: 5.25 US gals
Water Added To Fermenter: 0.0 qts
Volume At Pitching: 5.25 US gals
Volume Of Finished Beer: 5.00 US gals
Expected Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.038 SG
Expected OG: 1.050 SG
Expected FG: 1.012 SG
Expected ABV: 5.0 %
Expected ABW: 3.9 %
Expected IBU: (using Rager): 22.9
Expected Color: (using Morey): 7.7 SRM
Apparent Attenuation: 74.5 %
Mash Efficiency: 67.0 %
Boil Duration: 90.0 mins
Fermentation Temperature: 48 ˚F

Fermentables
German Bohemian Pilsner Malt 7lb 6oz (56.2 %) In Mash/Steeped
German Weyermann Floor Malted Bohemian Dark Malt 5lb 0oz (38.1 %) In Mash/Steeped
German Carabohemian (Weyermann) 6.00 oz (2.9 %) In Mash/Steeped
German Sauer(Acid) Malt (3.5˚L) 6.00 oz (2.9 %) In Mash/Steeped

Hops
Czech Saaz (3.0 % alpha) 1.50 oz Loose Pellet Hops - First Wort Hopped
Czech Saaz (3.0 % alpha) 0.75 oz Loose Pellet Hops - 30 Min From End

Other Ingredients
Whirlfloc Tablet 1.00 oz - In Boil
Yeast Nutrient 1.00 oz - In Boil

Yeasts
White Labs WLP800-Pilsner Lager 2.0 qts -

Mash Schedule
Mash Type: Full Mash

Schedule Name: #Nico Hochkurz double decoction
Step: Rest at 145 ˚F 20
Step: Pull decoction, boil, add back raising mash to 160 ˚F 50
Step: Rest at 160 ˚F 10
Step: Pull decoction, boil, add back raising mash to 167 ˚F 40
Step: Rest at 167 ˚F 5

[Bryan R]

3 thumbs up!

[wobdee]

Recipe looks good. I need to dabble into that Bo Dark Malt. there is some good info on Czech Lagers if you look up the 2015 AHA conference seminars on the AHA site.

[Beersk]

[Brandon]

[Beersk]

Ah, good call. I've been using RO water for a while now. It's so nice to be able to build up your water how you want it.

[Brandon]

Brew day is on! And smoking a brisket, off to a great early morning start.

[Beersk]

Damn, that sounds awesome.

[wobdee]

How'd it turn out?

[Brandon]