Granny Beer
My grandmother, in Lodz, Poland, was a homebrewer in the 1930's, before the world went mad.
This Granny beer is an original-type Vienna lager: light amber, with a refined maltiness.
The Polish hops make this a Polish-style Vienna lager; I imagine my grandmother might have brewed this in the 1930s.
Brewer: | Larry Maler | Email: | lmaler@tampabay.rr.com | |||||
Beer: | Granny Beer | Style: | Vienna | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 26 liters | |||||
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Bitterness: | 22 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.054 | FG: | 1.016 | |||||
Alcohol: | 4.9% v/v (3.9% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | Soft water, with 270 mg/L gypsum and 200 mg/L chalk. | |||||||
Grain: | 5 lb. German Pilsner 5 lb. German Munich 1 lb. Toasted German Pilsner |
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Mash: | 90% efficiency | |||||||
Rests at 122°F (30 minutes), 145°F (30 minutes), 154°F (60 minutes), then mashout at 170°F. Two decoctions: first to get from 122°F to 145°F and the second to get from 145°F to 154°F. Heat is maintained with a temperature controlled hot-plate. First quota of hops were added to sparge output (i.e. first-wort hopping). | ||||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.050 | 28 liters | |||||
Irish Moss 15 minutes before boil end. | ||||||||
Hops: | 14g Marynka (6.5% AA, 90 min.) 14g Lublin (3% AA, 90 min.) 5g Marynka (6.5% AA, 40 min.) 5g Lublin (3% AA, 40 min.) 5g Marynka (6.5% AA, 20 min.) 5g Lublin (3% AA, 20 min.) 5g Marynka (6.5% AA, 10 min.) 5g Lublin (3% AA, 10 min.) |
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Yeast: | SafLager dry yeast. It was rehydrated, and a 1-liter starter was made. | |||||||
Log: | Start date: Jan. 4, 2008 Siphoning date: Jan. 13, 2008 Bottling date: Apr. 26, 2008 |
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Carbonation: | 2.0 volumes | Cane Sugar: 53.0g for 23 liters @ 44°F | ||||||
Tasting: | At May 25, I have already had a few of these. They are wonderfully malty, and the hops play a supporting role. It is an elegant beer for contemplative sipping. |
Recipe posted 04/26/08.