Cheers Dartgod, I love those Hallertauer mittelfruh. That Carafa II is a funny one as we don't seem to be able to get it so I'm going to bodge some CarafaI and CarafaIII together to get the same effect. The chocolate malt makes me think because I've heard Carafa described as debitterer (dehusked) chocolate malt, does this beer come out a bit bitter? from the malt I mean.
cheers
Frothy
Schwarzbier (Dark Lager)
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dartgod
That's why I only mashed the Munich, Pilsner, and Crystal.....I added the rest of the grain when I started my mashout ......that gave me the flavor and color without imparting any astrigency or bitterness.....worked good too......I got the idea after reading up on some mashing techniques used by Professional brewer's on their forum......
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Boo Boo
No it's not bitter, just dark with a little roast flavor ( very little).Frothy wrote:Cheers Dartgod, I love those Hallertauer mittelfruh. That Carafa II is a funny one as we don't seem to be able to get it so I'm going to bodge some CarafaI and CarafaIII together to get the same effect. The chocolate malt makes me think because I've heard Carafa described as debitterer (dehusked) chocolate malt, does this beer come out a bit bitter? from the malt I mean.
cheers
Frothy
I brewed the recipie in BYO a few months back. Great beer.