Munich Dunkel

[clogwog]

All done, dusted and cleaned up with this one by 11 am Saturday morning Aussie time.

Munich Dunkel
Batch Size: 25.00 L
Brewhouse Efficiency: 85.00 %

4070.00 gm Munich I (Weyermann) (14.0 EBC) Grain 81.40 %
660.00 gm Vienna Malt (Weyermann) (5.9 EBC) Grain 13.20 %
100.00 gm Caraaroma (390.0 EBC) Grain 2.00 %
100.00 gm Wheat Malt, Dark (Weyermann) (13.8 EBC) Grain 2.00 %
70.00 gm Carafa Special T2 (1150.0 EBC) Grain 1.40 %
16.00 gm Hallertau NZ [8.10 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 13.9 IBU
18.00 gm Tettnang [4.10 %] (60 min) Hops 10.0 IBU
28.00 gm Strisslespalt Plugs [3.50 %] (10 min) Hops 3.2 IBU
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 min) Misc

Original Gravity: 1.058
Estimated Color: 30.9 EBC (27.6-55.2 EBC) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 24.4 IBU (18.0-28.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 7.2 AAU

Hops are using up some some odds and sods to clear the freezer of multiple bits and bobs.

Mashing at 66ºC.

I'm reduced to dry yeast. My starter of liquid yeast harvested from my previous lager failed, so I'm using 2 packs SafLager S-23. Ferment at 10ºC for 3 weeks, then into the lagering fridge while mrs clogwog and I visit France, Belgium, Germany, and Nederland.

[WishboneBrewery]

So thats you doing your bit for 'National Homebrew Day'

[clogwog]

Sure, if you think so. Always happy to oblige.

It's more a case of getting a brew down pronto, to give me 3 weeks left before we get on the big winged silver bird in the sky for our trip to Europe.
I want to transfer it for lagering before we go, so it can sit undisturbed in my brew fridge for the month we are away.

Plus, I don't think I'll be able to physically manage a brew day for a while. I'm going into hospital on Monday for surgery, so that's put paid to golf and all sorts of other fun activities. It'll take all my effort to recuperate before our trip. Being retired is hard work, I tell you.

I'm looking forward to getting into some euro beers which are fresh and on tap, rather than a lot of the tired bottled stuff we get down under!