Maibock is Killing Me

After a long stretch without a brew, I'm back into it with a vengeance. Looking at the calendar, I figureed it would be a good time to start a Maibock so I can, for the first time, have a seasonal brew drinkable in season. Tried to get the alcohol up a little, thus the corn sugar. It was the only thing that didn't upset the overall lightness of this bock given the ingredients I have on hand. Thus this is sort of like my "leftover" bock.

Brewer:	Michael Kudlacik		Email:	emkay@bellatlantic.net
Beer:	Maibock is Killing Me		Style:	Maibock
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	15 HCU (~9 SRM)		Bitterness:	20 IBU
OG:	1.068		FG:	1.020
Alcohol:	6.2% v/v (4.9% w/w)
Water:	Pre-boied water for carboy, add gypsum to boil.
Grain:	.5 lb. German Pilsner
Steep:	1/2 pound of 2-row Pilsner malt in 1 gallon of cold water. Bring to boil and remove grains before adding extracts and corn sugar.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.113	3 gallons
	3.3 lb. Light malt extract 3.3 lb. Amber malt extract 1 lb. Corn sugar 1 lb. Light dry malt extract
	A pinch of Irish Moss to help make it prettier.
Hops:	2 oz. Hallertauer (4.5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Tettnanger (4.9% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	White Labs Pitchable #WLP830 - German Lager Yeast - No starter neccessary. This stuff is great!
Carbonation:	Dissolve 5 oz. of corn sugar in 1 pint of heated wort over yer trusty stove. Pitch that back into the rest of your work and mix well before bottling. This will make the overall batch more consistent.

Recipe posted 01/18/00.