Vienna Lager

[BryanH]

A beautiful beer style, IMO. Vienna is simple, subtle, and elegant.

Vienna

Category European Amber Lager
Subcategory Vienna Lager
Recipe Type All Grain
Batch Size 10 gal.
Volume Boiled 12 gal.
Mash Efficiency 85 %
Total Grain/Extract 17.00 lbs.
Total Hops 3.5 oz.


16 lbs. German Vienna
1 lbs. German CaraFoam
2 oz. Saaz 3.50 %AA 60 min.
1 oz. Spalt Spalter 4.00 %AA30 min.
.5 oz. Spalt Spalter 4.00 %AA 5 min.
Yeast : White Labs WLP820 Octoberfest/Märzen

[Beersk]

So, you like the 820? I've heard some bad things about it.

[Brandon]

[Techbrau]

Supposed to be W206 from Weihenstephan, same as WY2206. That strain makes a really nice tasting beer.

I'd like to do a Vienna soon too. I was thinking of trying something like 97% Vienna malt and 3% caravienna or caramunich I.

Spalt is a nice hop for the style.

[Weizenberg]

[Weizenberg]

[Techbrau]

Nico, does Augustiner ferment under pressure? I can ferment under up to 1 bar in my system, might be fun to try using their yeast since it's available the next few months (Munich II from Wyeast and WLP860 in March-April I believe)

[Weizenberg]

[Techbrau]

Interesting. I am starting to think that there are some remaining secrets to getting the flavor on the fermentation side. I do think that my attenuation is too low. I'm sitting at 76-78% currently, but I want to get that up to 80-82%. I am wondering if there are chemical compounds produced (or eliminated) through optimizing fermentation e.g. Krausening

[Weizenberg]