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Pale German Bock System

Description
Add grains to 2 gal. Water. Bring slowly to 170° F. Remove grains and bring liquid to a boil.Add Malt Extract Syrup. Total boil is 60 min. Boil 10 min. and add Perle hops. Boil 45 min. more, adding water as needed to maintain liquid level. Make first Chinook addition, Add Irish Moss Boil 30 min. more. Turn off heat. Remove hops and transfer to fermenting container. Top off to 5 gal. Pitch yeast at 70° to 80° F. Ferment three days and rack to secondary. Dry hop with 1/2 oz. Chinook pellets. Ferment two to three weeks at 60° F or when air lock bubbles more that 1 minute apart. Prime and bottle.

Details

Beer Style
1C Premium American Lager (BJCP)
Brewing Method
Partial mash 
Brew Type
Lager 
Recipe Efficiency
75%
Recipe Volume
5 gal 
Boil Volume
2.43 gal 
Boil Time
60 min 
Maximum Extract
304.0 points
Potential Extract
291.0 points (75% from recipe)
Anticipated OG
1.058 SG
Boil SG
1.120 SG (at start of boil)
Anticipated Color
5.2 SRM     
Estimated IBU
50.6 IBU
Estimated FG
1.015 SG
Estimated Alcohol
5.6 %abv
Fermentation
Primary 12 d, Secondary 15 d, and Lager 28 d

Style Compliance

1C Premium American Lager
Original Gravity
1.046-1.056 SG
Final Gravity
1.008-1.012 SG
Alcohol
4.6-6.0 %abv
Bitterness
15.0-25.0 IBU
Color
2.0-6.0 SRM
 
OG
1.058 SG High
FG
1.015 SG High
Alcohol
5.6 %abv
Bitterness
50.6 IBU Too High
Color
5.2 SRM
Overall Compliance: 40.0%

Fermentables

Name Amount Color Potential % Grist
Alexander's Pale Malt Syrup 7 lbs 2.2 °L 36 ppg 82.4 %
Dingemans Aromatic 8 oz 19.0 °L 37 ppg 5.9 %
Briess CaraPils 8 oz 1.5 °L 33 ppg 5.9 %
Briess Caramel 10L 8 oz 10.0 °L 34 ppg 5.9 %
Totals 8.5 lbs 304.0 points 100%

Fermentables

Name: Alexander's Pale Malt Syrup
Amount: 7 lbs
Color: 2.2 °L
Potential: 36 ppg
% Grist82.4 %
Name: Dingemans Aromatic
Amount: 8 oz
Color: 19.0 °L
Potential: 37 ppg
% Grist5.9 %
Name: Briess CaraPils
Amount: 8 oz
Color: 1.5 °L
Potential: 33 ppg
% Grist5.9 %
Name: Briess Caramel 10L
Amount: 8 oz
Color: 10.0 °L
Potential: 34 ppg
% Grist5.9 %
Totals
Amount: 8.5 lbs
Potential: 304.0 points
% Grist: 100%

Hops

Hop Amount IBU When Time
Cascade 2.00 oz @ 7.2 %AA (14.0 AAU) 38.6 (8.9 %) Boil 60 min
Chinook 0.50 oz @ 11.7 %AA (5.5 AAU) 12.0 (7.1 %) Boil 30 min
Chinook 0.50 oz @ 11.7 %AA (5.5 AAU) 0 (0.0 %) Primary 3 d
Totals 3.0 oz
Hop: Cascade
Amount: 2 oz
%AA: 7.2
When: Boil
Time: 60 min
Hop: Chinook
Amount: 0.5 oz
%AA: 11.7
When: Boil
Time: 30 min
Hop: Chinook
Amount: 0.5 oz
%AA: 11.7
When: Primary
Time: 3 d
Totals
Amount: 3.0 oz

Yeast

Name Attenuation When
White Labs WLP800 Pilsner Lager 74 % Primary
Name: White Labs WLP800 Pilsner Lager
Attenuation: 74 %
When: Primary
 

Additives

Name Amount When Time
Irish Moss 0.5 tsp Boil 30 min
Name: Irish Moss
Amount: 0.5 tsp
When: Boil
Time: 30 min
 
 
Recipe Source: Michael Daniels