Beer Recipe of the Week: Hailbrau Dopplebock

Category 5C: Doppelbock

By Tom Hail

Recipe is for extract and specialty grains, for the all-grain version click here.

Batch Size	5.5 gal (21 l)
Anticipated OG	1.076
Anticipated FG	Unknown
Anticipated SRM	13.4
Anticipated IBU's	27.5
Brewhouse Efficiency	70%

Note: SRM was calculated using Morrey's formula, IBU's calculated using Daniels's formula

Ingredients for 5.5 U.S. gallons (21 liters)

8.33 lb	(3.8 kg) Light Munich liquid malt extract
2.0 lb	(0.9 kg) Extra light dry malt extract
1.0 lb	(0.45 kg) Carahell malt
1.0 oz	(28 g) Carafa malt
2.0 oz	(64 g) Hallertauer Mittelfruh pellet hops, 4.0% alpha acid (60 min.)
1.0 oz	(28 g) Hallertauer Mittelfruh pellet hops, 4.0% alpha acid (40 min.)
Yeast	White Labs WLP 820 or 830; or Wyeast 2112, 2178 or 2308

Note: This recipe requires a large dose of yeast; use a 1-gallon (3.8 L) starter or pitch slurry from a previous batch.

Directions

Steep grains in 1 gallon (3.8 L) of water at 150F (66 C) for 30 minutes, raise temperature to 170F (77 C) then strain and sparge with 1/2 gallon (1.9 L) of hot water. Add an additional gallon (3.8 L) of water then stir in extract and bring to a boil. Total boil time is 60 minutes. Add hops according to the recipe. After 60 minute boil, strain into a fermenter with enough cold water to make 5.5 gallons (21 L). Pitch yeast when temperature drops below 55F (13 C). Ferment at 50F (10 C) for two weeks, raise temperature to 60F (16 C) for 2 days, and then rack to secondary and lager at 35F (2 C) for 4 - 6 weeks.

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