Honorable Mention Schwarzbier

[andrewtrsmith]

Hey guys,

Just thought I would through my grain bill up for my honorable mention Schwarzbier for the 2011 Brew Off. For those in attendance that had a chance to sample it, I am very much looking forward to your comments and constructive criticisms as i'm still a very new brewer thats trying to learn the ropes.

4 LB Pale Liquid Extract
1.5 LB Munich Malt
1.5 LB Pilsner 2 row
.5 LB cara-pils
.25 LB chocolate malt
.25 lb roasted barley

2.5oz Hallertauer (75Min)
.25 tsp irish moss (10 Min)
.5 oz Hallertauer (1 Min)

WYeast 2206 Bavarian Lager yeast.

I did a 75 min boil only because the Hallertauer I picked up were 3% AA where i based recipe on 5% originally.

Because I'm an extract brewer the color turned out much darker than beer smith estimated but I was banking on that. Measured OG was 1.046 corrected to 68'F and FG was 1.010 for a final ABV of appx 4.5%

It was wonderful to meet a lot of the guys tonight, and I hope to start making it out to some of the get togeathers.

[mr x]

Great beer. For me, I could have placed any of those selected in the 1-4 positions. And you did it with extract. Good to meet you, and hopefully will be seeing you at meetings and other random get togethers. Thanks for posting the recipe.

[chalmers]

Great to meet and try your beer last night, Andrew. Thanks for the recipe.