Helles Bock
Helles Bock
Brewed February 27, 2021
This beer style is something that I have wanted to try as well as I also want to make another doppelbock so I can make a new beer style and create a large yeast starter for another doppelbock. Win win! This beer will be crisp and light in color, with a medium ABV. It will be similar to a Maibock which will be perfect since it will probably be May before I end up completing it.
Ingredients
Malts
10 lbs Great Western Superior Pilsen Malt
5 lbs Vienna Malt
1 lb Munich Malt
Hops
1.8 oz Hallertau Mittelfrüh Hops (4.5% AA) - 0 minutes
1.6 oz Hallertau Mittelfrüh Hops (4.5% AA) - 50 minutes
Yeast
1 package WLP833 German Bock Lager Yeast
Brewing Instructions
1. Add 9.25 gallons of strike water to the kettle
2. Add one campden tablet (crushed)
3. Measure out 5.25 gallons for first infusion
4. Heat 5.25 gallons of strike water to 163°F
5. Add 5.25 gallons of water to the mash tun
6. Add all grains to mash tun and confirm temperature of 152°F
7. While steeping, heat 4 gallons of water to 171°F for lautering
8. Extract first runnings into boil kettle
9. Add 4 gallons water and wait 10 minutes
10. Extract second runnings into boil kettle
11. Total wort volume should be 7.1 gallons (7.1 gal actual)
12. Add 15 drops FermCap to reduce foaming
13. Bring water to a boil and wait for the hot break
14. Begin boil
15. At 0 minutes, add 1.8 oz Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops
16. At 45 minutes, add one tablet Whirlfloc
17. At 50 minutes, add 1/2 tsp yeast nutrient
18. At 50 minutes, add 1.6 oz Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops
19. At 60 minutes, chill the wort to approx. 65°F
20. Aerate with pure oxygen for 1 minute
21. Move to the primary fermenter
22. Pitch yeast from yeast starter
23. Ferment at 50°F for 14 days
24. Ferment at 60°F for 7 days
25. Lower the temp by 4°F/day until 34°F and lager for 7 days
26. Move to secondary and lager for 2 weeks at 34°F
27. Move to keg and carbonate
Starter & Notes
Boil 10 oz DME in 4 L of water for 10 minutes
Let cool to 68°F
Pitch harvested WLP833
Start stir plate