Okay, it has been two weeks since I actually brewed this beer but thought it was worth adding to the blog. My lagering fridge had been empty for several weeks and I really wanted to get a beer in there. I get to the brew shop and start to gather ingredients when I realize that this beer is an ale...not a lager! How did this happen might you ask? Well, technically bocks are brewed as lagers but this is a strong, dark wheat beer which are classified as ales! I then ask myself, why can't I lager a Weizenbock??? After browsing through the different White Lab lager yeasts available I conclude that the Oktoberfest matched the profile of the beer pretty well. The yeast produces a very malty, bock style beer. Works for me! Fermentation temps range from 52-58 deg which is perfect for my lagering fridge. Here's a look at the recipe:
7.5# Wheat Malt
2# Munich Malt (dark)
2# Vienna Malt
1# Melanoidin Malt
4oz. Chocolate Wheat
2oz. Chocolate Malt
1oz. Tradition Hops (alpha=5.8) @ 60 minutes
White Labs (WLP820) Oktoberfest lager yeast
Also brewing on this beautiful day was Fred (aka...new kid on the block) making a Belgian Witbier.
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