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Beer Style: Schwarzbier, Specialty
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5 gallons
Description:
We have lived in a world of diversity and personal expression for quite some time. From THC infused seltzer water to kombucha cocktails, hybrid beverages reflect changing values. Although blending beer and wine is no longer unheard of, beer and coffee has been around since the 1990's. And it (as well as others) has given beer a place among hybrid beverages. This is a adaptation of a coffee infused German dark lager featured in the March/April 2010 issue of Zymurgy.
Ingredients:
- Fermentables:
- Vienna Millet Malt 9.00 lb (72%) 6.0 EBC
- Munich Millet Malt 2.00 lb (16%) 3.8 EBC
- Caramel Millet Malt 1.00 lb (8%) 10.0 EBC
- Flaked Quinoa 0.50 lb (4%)
- Hops:
- Hersbrucker 5.00 oz Pellet (note target IBU and make any necessary adjustments)
- Yeast:
- California Lager M54 1 packet
- Coffee:
- Light-roast Central American Coffee, such as Nicaragua 0.5 lb
Additional Instructions
Primary Ferment: 4-5 daysSecondary Ferment: 3-4 weeks
Beer Profile
Original Gravity: 1.060Final Gravity: 1.011
Alcohol by Vol: 6.5%
Color SRM: 18.0
Bitterness IBU: 25.4
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5.0 Gallons
Procedure:
PREPARATION:
Clean and sanitize your work area and equipment using a cleaner and sanitizer specifically for brewing.
MASH INSTRUCTIONS:
This recipe was calculated with an efficiency of 85%, which will likely be higher if you use Ceremix-Flex and Ondea Pro, and could be lower if you use Termamyl and SEBAmyl L. Scale grain bill accordingly depending on choice of enzymes to reach projected efficiency and target ABV. Perform mash regime of choice (Click 'Resources' > 'Tutorials' > 'All Grain Brewing Tutorial') and follow dosing instructions for enzymes as noted in tutorial and on product pages.
SPARGE INSTRUCTIONS:
“Fly sparge” by gently sprinkling water from the hot liquid tank while matching flow rates of the mash tun and hot liquor tank.
BOIL INSTRUCTIONS:
Hersbrucker (IBU: 16.4) 3.00 oz (60%) Pellet Boil 60 min 1.8
Hersbrucker (IBU: 9.0) 2.00 oz (40%) Pellet Boil 30 min 1.8
Whirlfloc 1 each 10 min
Yeast: California Lager M54 1 packet
FERMENTATION:
This recipe uses the Mangrove Jack's M54 yeast which is a California lager "style" yeast that is fermented at ale temperature. Another option would be NovaLager from Lallemand. This recipe could also use a true lager yeast, but there currently isn't a direct substitution. Follow fermentation guidelines for whichever yeast you have chosen. Add whole coffee beans to the secondary in a mesh bag and "lager" for four weeks.