January 15th, 2008

Maibock Recipe

Posted by John in Recipes

I’m looking forward to spring, aren’t you?  Here’s a Maibock recipe that will help you get ready for the next season:
  
Ingredients

8.5 lbs. light malt extract
0.75 lb. Munich malt
1 lb. cara-pils malt
0.75 lb. crystal malt, 60° Lovibond
1 oz. Hallertauer hops for 60 min.
0.5 oz. Hallertauer hops for 30 min.
1 oz. Saaz hops at end of boil
WLP833 German Bock Lager Yeast
2/3 cup corn sugar for priming

Step By Step

Crush crystal and cara-pils malt and put in grain bag. Steep grains for 60 minutes at 150F in the volume of water your pot can handle for brewing. Remove grain bag and add liquor to brew pot…if it’s not in your brew pot already. Bring liquor to a boil. Add first Hallertaur hops portion and light malt extract. Boil for 60 minutes, adding hops on schedule indicated above.

Cool to fermentation temperature and add yeast. Ferment at temperatures as directed on the yeast vial. Final gravity should be 1.008. Move beer to secondary vessel and condition for up to two weeks. Prime and bottle condition for up to two months.

Get started now and it will be ready for April.

Maibock

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  1. Fred said,

    on January 3rd, 2009 at 11:46 am

    This recipes calls for Sazz hops at end of boil ??
    any suggestions on using something else.
    I am not sure if this hops will be to hoppy ??

  2. John said,

    on January 6th, 2009 at 11:09 am

    Not looking to have an overly hoppy beer. The style guide states hop flavor and aroma should be low.

    If you are looking to make a hoppy beer, this may not be the style for you. This style is more dominated by malt character.

  3. Steve said,

    on January 28th, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    John - this looks like a solid recipe - thanks for sharing - have you tried or considered trying a 1/2 oz of Tettnang hops in place of the 30 minute 1/2 oz of Hallertauer hops for a slightly spicer and more complex hop nose on this Maibock?

  4. John said,

    on January 30th, 2009 at 5:46 am

    I hadn’t considered it, but I don’t see why not. Could be an interesting comparison to make.

  5. Steve said,

    on February 15th, 2009 at 4:04 am

    Thanks, John - I am brewing this one today - I will let you know how it comes out with the Tettnang hops in April or May.

  6. John said,

    on February 18th, 2009 at 2:38 pm

    Steve,

    Good luck. Let us know how it goes.

  7. Dave said,

    on March 1st, 2009 at 10:28 am

    Thanks, John!

    Brewed this in Dec and tried a bottle late February. Excellent and I’m sure will improve a bit more! Wll put another batch up for Oktoberfest!

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