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Aviator Doppelbock

Brewer: Jerry Dessert Email: -
Beer: Aviator Doppelbock Style: Doppelbock
Type: All grain Size: 5 gallons
Color:
66 HCU (~26 SRM)
Bitterness: 53 IBU
OG: 1.080 FG: 1.020
Alcohol: 7.7% v/v (6.1% w/w)
Water: Filtered city water, Temecula, California
Grain: 9.15 lb. Belgian Munich
5.08 lb. German Vienna
3.05 lb. Belgian CaraMunich
0.51 lb. Belgian CaraVienne
Mash: 61% efficiency
Mash-in with 5 gallons and stabilize at 122 degrees. After 20 minute rest, ramp up to 155 degrees for 45 minutes. Sparge to get 7.75 gallons to boiler.
Boil: 90 minutes SG 1.050 8 gallons
Boiled for 75 minutes, adding 1.5 oz. hops at 60 minutes left, and .5 oz. with 15 minutes left. Added .5 teaspoon irish moss with 15 minutes left.
Hops: 1.5 oz. Perle (8% AA, 60 min.)
0.5 oz. Perle (8% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast: White Labs WLP 830 from a previous batch of steam beer I brewed. So, I had a large amount of healthy yeast for this big beer.
Log: I primary fermented this beer for 10 days at 55 degrees. I did a diacetyl rest for 2 days, then racked it and stepped the temp down to 32 degrees.
Carbonation: I will force carbonate it when I keg it.
Tasting: The beer is currently lagering. I brewed it on August 21, so it has been aging for only about 2 weeks. It tastes awesome, very similar to other doppelbocks I have tasted. I should have boiled it down longer, to concentrate it a little more, as I had some wort left after I filled my fermenter.

Recipe posted 09/18/08.