My Bock

[wyoDreamer]

You decided to keg ti instead of bottling it? after all the work you put into the label ...

 

[wyoDreamer]

I like it!

And I was just teasing a little bit about not using your fancy label.

 

[CrealCritter]

Finally ready to enjoy this malty sweet Bock it's mouthfeel is a little thin for me but I've discovered that's part of the characteristic of brewing with extracts. Now I just need to convert this extract recipe into all grain German malts recipe and mash for a little better mouthfeel. It shouldn't be to difficult.

 

[CrealCritter]

Bock Beer boiling, tastes very good and malty sweet

1 lb caramel mini-mashed malt, chickens love me long time.

harvested saflager 34/70 yeast starter

Clean stainless wort chiller added 10 mins prior of flame out to sterilize it

cooled to 60 degrees, dumped into a clean and sterile 6 1/2 gallon food grade bucket and airlocked. I placed on the front porch to cool even further. I'll most likely pitch the yeast later this evening,but it will depend on the yeast starter. Then move to the root cellar where it's about 50~55 degrees to primary ferment.

 

[CrealCritter]

I would make the BOCK bigger, it is lost in the picture. The "amber" billy goat is great! But I like her better as a blond - but, being a natural blond myself that is understandable.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll make a few changes and repost. My wife is a natural blond also, so I guess I'm a little biased... It's kind of fun for me making labels with GIMP.

 

[wyoDreamer]

I keep imagining the BOCK with a wood texture. That may be too detailed for a label though, I am guessing the label will be about 1/2 the size it shows up on my screen, lol.

 

[CrealCritter]

I did a little more work on the label kept the amber billy, but made her back to a blond with brown highlights. Still toying around with a translucent diagonal BOCK but can't seem to get it looking like i want. sizewise it'll be shrunk down to fit in wooden tap handle that I still need to make. The blank spot on the left will be the recipe and stats.

The Bock has been in the primary a week now at 55 degrees. I think it's going to be at least another week before finishing.

A sniff of the air lock lets me know i definitely brewed this Bock with German Hallertau hops. It's one of only 4 nobble hop varieties. A noble hop traditionally refers to varieties of hop that are low in bitterness and high in aroma. German Hallertau has a lightly flowery and spicy aroma.

 

[wyoDreamer]

I think that looks great! Having her blond livens up the label, lol.

 

[CrealCritter]

I think that looks great! Having her blond livens up the label, lol.

I like her better as a blond also she's a cartoon figure, so anything goes. Interesting the word Bock mean Billy goat in German. Now I understand why most all Bock beer have a Billy on their label.

I developed a Dunkel Bock recipe a few days ago and ordered the malts last night. Dunkel means Dark in German, so Dunkel Bock means Dark Billy goat. It's basically the same recipe but I added 1/2 lb of German Carafa Type 2 malt. its a roasted specialty malt made from high-quality spring barley. Roasted hull on to add an espresso-like bouquet, coffee and chocolate flavors, and a mild but noticeable roasted aftertaste. It will darken up my Bock recipe. I'm looking for just a hint of chocolate flavor

 

[wyoDreamer]

A friend of ours makes beer and wanted to make a chocolate beer for his wife. The recipe he got called for 2 different chocolate flavors - I don't remember exactly what but something like grated bakers chocolate or powdered cocoa. BUT, he missed the "or" between the ingredients and added both. It turned out not so good - the two different chocolate flavors didn't play nice together. They did drink it all by mixing it 50-50 with another beer though.