Beer Geek Doppelbock

This took 2nd Place in the Bock catagory at the 1996 Shamrock Open in Durham, NC.

Brewer:

Paul Harwig and Bill Bunning

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Beer:

Beer Geek Doppelbock

Style:

Bock

Type:

All grain

Size:

6 gallons

Color:

29 HCU (~15 SRM)

Bitterness:

27 IBU

OG:

1.083

FG:

1.024

Alcohol:

7.7% v/v (6.0% w/w)

Grain:

6 lb. German Pilsner
11 lb. German Munich
1 lb. Belgian CaraMunich

Mash:

75% efficiency

Mash in at 130° . Pull 1/2 thickest mash, raise to 158°, and hold for 20 Min. Raise to boil and hold for 30 Min. Add back to main mash to raise temp to 154°. Hold until conversion. Pull 1/3 thinest mash and boil for 20 Min. Add to main mash to raise temp to 165°. Sparge to collect 10 gallons.

Boil:

120 minutes

SG 1.050

10 gallons

Biol for about 2 hours to reduce volume to 6 gallons. Add fist hops with 60 min to go and second hols with 20 min to go.

Hops:

2 oz. Hallertauer Hersbrucker (3.6% AA, 60 min.)
1 oz. Hallertauer Mittelfruh (3.8% AA, 20 min.)

Yeast:

Wyeast Bavarian Lager

Log:

Primary Ferment: 2 weeks @ 50°
Secondary: 3 months @ 32°

Carbonation:

2.5 volumes

Keg: 12.3 psi @ 40°F