How To Brew a Delicious Maibock
Join us as we walk you through how to brew a delicious German-Styled Maibock!
I would first like to apologize for the lack of content I have produced over the last month or so. It has been hectic, but I can finally release regular content again. Our next video will be a complete guide to mashing, but for now, let's get back to the Maibock.
The Maibock is a relatively pale, strong, malty German-styled lager. You can think of it as either a bock-strengthed Munich Helles or a pale version of a traditional Bock. Its strong malt character, balancing bitterness, and clean German lager yeast come together to form an absolutely wonderful style.
Follow along as we walk you through our ingredients, including the malts, hops, water profile, and yeast strain. We will also show you our process, including the mashing profile, mash out, sparging, the boil, the whirlpool, knockout, the fermentation profile, and last but not least, the taste test.
Our Maibock recipe is below. I have included suggested percentages where applicable and values for a 5-gallon batch.
OG: 1.070
FG: 1.014
ABV: 7.35%
IBUs: 26
Color: 7.7 SRM
Grains
@bestmalz1899 Vienna Malt (40%) - 5 lbs 5.6 oz
@bestmalz1899 German Pils (30%) - 4 lbs
@bestmalz1899 Munich Malt (30%) - 4 lbs
Hops
@YakimaValleyHops Mittelfruh (2.7% AA) - 3.25 oz @ 60 minutes (26 IBUs)
Yeast
@WhiteLabsInc German Bock Yeast - WLP833
Water
50 ppm Calcium
5 ppm Sodium
70 ppm Sulfate
65 ppm Chloride
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https://thebeerjunkies.com/maibock/
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