So The Titanic Ordered a Beer (EisBock

[jon326]

So this was a long experiment. Standard lager, had a few days D-Rest, crashed it again. Left it after initial fermentation for a month @38 degrees. Crashed to freezing, after about 2hrs got about ~70% or so liquid out - noticed some frozen goodness as the sludge was not pure water. Honestly this beer didn't come out as dark as I thought it would but good. Once siphoned off ice let sit in secondary (thirdary?) for 4 months, bottled, been sitting since (1 year now). After doing the math, looks about 9.5% ABV or so. Not sure if notes are off, supposed to have an OG of 1.100, missed that apparantly. Also - when it comes to the yeast - I ordered the Wyeast Smack Pack but it was inflated when I got it. Being in a remote area with no LHBS and nothing to make a starter with (thanks military movers for breaking all of that!), I double pitched it with dry yeast I had on hand. Not the ideal situation, I know.

http://imgur.com/s9CAeWT

Type: All Grain
Date: 1/25/2014
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Brewer: Jon
Boil Size: 6.00 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Jon
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
11.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 58.67 %
6.00 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 32.00 %
1.00 lb Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 5.33 %
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 2.67 %
0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 1.33 %
0.80 oz Warrior [15.70 %] (60 min) Hops 30.1 IBU
0.50 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker [4.00 %] (15 min) Hops 2.4 IBU
0.50 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker [4.00 %] (5 min) Hops 1.0 IBU
0.26 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs German Ale (Wyeast Labs #1007) Yeast-Ale
1 Pkgs SafLager West European Lager (DCL Yeast #S-23) Yeast-Lager



Beer Profile


Measured Original Gravity: 1.078 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.024 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.026 SG
Alcohol by Vol: 6.80 %
Bitterness: 33.4 IBU Calories: 362 cal/pint



Mash Profile


Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge Step Time Name Description Step Temp
45 min Mash In Add 23.44 qt of water at 170.5 F 158.0 F

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Man, that looks absolutely delicious!