I plan to brew this regardless as the yeast cake I'm using had a little bit of DME added to the cold cake and after 2hrs the cakes has 3 inches of foam onit! If I knew how to upload pics i'd share...sorry,bros.edit: I will be using lager primary temps also.
Bock lager yeast ...in an IPA!?
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Posted 27 February 2010 - 07:15 PM
My recipe is as follows:60 min boil w/ single decoction mash with rests at 130 degrees and again at 15211# 2 row2# Munich1# marris otter1.5 centennial at 8.7 at 60 min1.0 centennial at 8.7 at 15 min1.0 centennial dry hopwith.....WLP 833 Bock lager yeastFirst of all I'm experimenting. I'm looking for a clean beer with a good strong malty profile but has an american pale ale style hoppiness to it. The website says "this yeast produces a beer that is well balanced between malt and hop character". I'm hoping to have a good malty flavor with a strong Centennial hop aroma and flavor. Whats great about this recipe is I love the way you read this recipe and it sounds like a great pale ale/ IPA until you get to the yeast used! I plan to brew this regardless as the yeast cake I'm using had a little bit of DME added to the cold cake and after 2hrs the cakes has 3 inches of foam onit! If I knew how to upload pics i'd share...sorry,bros.edit: I will be using lager primary temps also.
I plan to brew this regardless as the yeast cake I'm using had a little bit of DME added to the cold cake and after 2hrs the cakes has 3 inches of foam onit! If I knew how to upload pics i'd share...sorry,bros.edit: I will be using lager primary temps also.
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Posted 27 February 2010 - 07:40 PM
The White Labs site shows that this yeast is gaining favorability with a lot of homebrewers because of its versatility. What you're going to make is not an IPA, but more of an amped-up Helles on steroids with an atomic kicker. Okay, how about an American-German Helles. Whatever. You're making a lager that may fit into the Helles category but you're using American hops. I think it's fine, although I also think it's a shame because if you just used some German hops, you'd be closer to a true German Lager. Brew it, I say! Good luck & have fun with it. Remember that a homebrewer has the power and can make what his ingredient list will allow... no restrictions!
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Posted 27 February 2010 - 07:50 PM
Thanks Ken. I just brewed a killer Munich Helles that was a BJCP compliant with Tett hops.Thats why I have the yeast cake to begin with. I love brewing for comps but I love to experiment. Without experimentation there would not be a catagory for American Pale ale for example(Sierra Nevada). However by the same token, I have made great experimental beers and some awful ones too.Its the awful ones that really get me down sometimes because of the high hopes I probably had for them. In this case I dont want to make "mop bucket water" flavored beer. I am a hop head and have been making alot of german style malty beers and need a change.also Ken, I konw you brew a lot of lagers. If you decide to brew a bock or Munich helles...(or any Bavarian style beer), some time in the future I highly recommend this strain.Truly awesome strain.
The White Labs site shows that this yeast is gaining favorability with a lot of homebrewers because of its versatility. What you're going to make is not an IPA, but more of an amped-up Helles on steroids with an atomic kicker. Okay, how about an American-German Helles. Whatever. You're making a lager that may fit into the Helles category but you're using American hops. I think it's fine, although I also think it's a shame because if you just used some German hops, you'd be closer to a true German Lager. Brew it, I say! Good luck & have fun with it. Remember that a homebrewer has the power and can make what his ingredient list will allow... no restrictions!
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Posted 27 February 2010 - 09:19 PM
This is my "goto" lager yeast for many beers, and just brewed my Czech Pilsner with it at a local microbrewery. The hop character came out fantastic.It's super clean, so I think it could work well in an APA...go for it!
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