Black Hole

I made this dark lager to see how nice the flavour and aroma of Green Bullet hops would come through. It was very bitter to taste at 4 weeks, but after 10 weeks it mellowed out signfificantly. I might enter it into the National Competition in October 2001.

Brewer:	Bruce Grayson		Email:	takapunawabs@yahoo.com
URL:	http://uk.geocities.com/takapunawabs/brew.html
Beer:	Black Hole		Style:	Munich Dunkel
Type:	Partial mash		Size:	15 liters
Color:	39 HCU (~18 SRM)		Bitterness:	21 IBU
OG:	1.054		FG:	1.016
Alcohol:	4.9% v/v (3.9% w/w)
Water:	Aqua Pura a la Auckland (soft water)
Grain:	3.3kg German Pilsner 137g British chocolate
Mash:	75% efficiency
	Mash in at 45° C for 30 minutes, then raise temperature to 55° C for 30 minutes, then to 65° C for 45 minutes. Confirm that starch end point has been reached before mashing out at 75° C.
Boil:	120 minutes	SG 1.041	20 liters
	Teaspoonful of Irish Moss added after 110 minutes.
Hops:	6g Green Bullet (13% AA, 60 min.) 5g Green Bullet (13% AA, 30 min.) 10g Green Bullet (aroma)
Yeast:	11g Saflager yeast (very clean lager yeast).
Log:	Mashed on 14 January, 2001 Fermented at about 20° C Bottled on 21 January, 2001
Carbonation:	5g of sugar per 750ml bottle
Tasting:	Green Bullet hops have a beautiful, distinctive, flavour. The aroma is also more attractive than you might expect for a high alpha hop.

Recipe posted 05/10/01.