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Bock This Way

Name: Bock This Way
Prep time: 70 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 8.5 lb Pilsner; 4 lb Vienna; 2 lb BEST Munich Dark; 8 oz Acidulated Malt; 8 oz Mela Malt; 0.33 oz Warrior Hops; 1 oz Hersbrucker Hops; 1 oz Hersbrucker Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Helles Bock
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.59 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Cory Meisch
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 225 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday November 27th 2023

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OG: 1.072 FG: 1.016 ABV: 7.4% IBU: 30

Original Gravity:

1.068

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

6.9%

IBU (rager):

30.2

SRM (morey):

8.1

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

2.00

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Fermentation History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8.50 lb	German - Pilsner8.5 lb Pilsner	38	1.6	54.8%
4 lb	German - Vienna4 lb Vienna	37	4	25.8%
2 lb	Bestmalz - BEST Munich Dark 2 lb BEST Munich Dark	36.23	11	12.9%
8 oz	German - Acidulated Malt8 oz Acidulated Malt	27	3.4	3.2%
8 oz	Great Western - Mela Malt8 oz Mela Malt	34.5	23	3.2%
15.50 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.33 oz	Warrior0.33 oz Warrior Hops		Pellet	15.4	Boil	60 min	20.29	14.2%
1 oz	Hersbrucker1 oz Hersbrucker Hops	$ 1.00 / oz $ 1.00	Pellet	3.2	Boil	30 min	7.09	42.9%
1 oz	Hersbrucker1 oz Hersbrucker Hops	$ 1.00 / oz $ 1.00	Pellet	3.2	Boil	10 min	2.78	42.9%
2.33 oz / $ 2.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.85 gal	Mash In	Strike	157 °F	144 °F	15 min
5 qt	Infusion	Infusion	212 °F	156 °F	45 min
3.7 gal	Batch Sparge	Sparge	185 °F	169 °F	10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc	Fining	Boil	10 min.
3 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Lallemand - LalBrew Diamond Lager

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	50 - 59 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	50 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 518 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 10.93 psi Temp: 38 °F CO₂ Level: 2.47 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and malty

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
60	5	10	95	55	0
Gypsym and Calcium Chloride split between mash and sparge as per Bru'n Water sheet.
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Notes

Original recipe called for Magnum as bittering and Hallertau as aroma hops. Instead, used what I had on hand.

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Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.33 oz	Warrior (Pellet)		20.29	14.2%
2 oz	Hersbrucker (Pellet)	$ 1.00 / oz $ 2.00	9.87	85.8%
2.33 oz / $ 2.00

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