Cerveza Noche Buena - 17

owner: Michael Erwin | started: 12/11/2008 | last updated: 07/08/2009
status: Finished

12/11/2008 - another of Papazzian's recipes: Good Night in Mexico. Here's what I used, based on what I had in hand:

.5# toasted barley
.5# corn sugar
.5# pilsen light dme
.5# golden light dme
6# dark syrup (from Midwest)
1.5oz German Spalt (60)
1oz German Saaz (20)
1 oz Hersbrucker-Hallertau (5)
1 tsp Irish moss (15)
Saflager 23

The 1/2lb toasted is unmalted barley, toasted in my oven at 350F for 15 minutes. Oh, that smells good!

I used a bag to hold the hops this time. That means, lots of spent hop material didn't make it into the fermentation bucket. I wonder what will happen.

OG: 1.056
Pitched at 70F.
Anticipated FG: 1.014

12/29/2008 - Fermentation was started at room temp (approx 65F). Then, after a day, was moved to the basement (approx 53F). After 10 days, the SG was down to 20. Brought the brew up to room temp again (65F), and sat for another week. Now, it's down to 16. I racked to secondary, I'll let it sit there for a couple of weeks in the garage (approx 40F).

1/22/2008 - Bottled today.
SG:1.015
App atten: 73%
ABV: 5.4%

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February 19, 2009
Enjoying
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This one is getting great reviews! Awesome balance of malt and hops. It great for a nightcap.


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July 8, 2009
Finished
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I received the following email from Briess malt when I queried them about converting their Dark LME to all-grain.

Hello Michael,

Thank you using our Briess products in the past. The LME dark extract
has a combination of different specialty grains to create the rich dark
color and flavor. The best grain bill for the product you are trying to
duplicate in all grain would be as follows. Do remember this is just a
guideline that can be altered to fit the style of beer you wish to
create.
6-Row Brewers malt 3 - 4#
Munich malt 5 - 6#
Caramel 60 Malt 1 - 2#
Black Malt 1/4#
All of these grains should be in a coarse grind grist.
If there is anything further we can do for you to enhance your brewing
experience please let us know.

Happy Brewing