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A bit of a change of pace today. So nothing about WW II. Instead some fairly random analyses of German Lagers.
I'm pretty sure that the "light" refers to the colour as a couple are definitely on the amber side. Surely 14 EBC is too dark for a Helles?
One of the most fascinating aspects of this table is the inclusion of bitterness values. In which there's a fair amount of variation, from 18 to 28.5. According to modern style Nazis, the bitterness level should be around 20.
I'm surprised in the variation in colour of the base malt, between 2.8 and 8 EBC. I would have assumed that the base malt would be all fairly similar pils malt. Even more of a shock is the inclusion of some quite dark malts.
Most of the beers used a double decoction, though one used a simple infusion. I suspect that, if a similar analysis were done today, that there would be more infusions and fewer decoctions.
Light lagerbeers of different character extract ca 11.5% P = 1046º G
Brewery
1
2
3
4
5
6
colour of beer EBC
5.5
7.5
7.5
9
11
14
Bitter units EBC
18
22
28.5
26
23
20
Alcalinity of brewing liquor ºGH
-3
2
-2
3
3
4
colour EBC of malt
2.8
3
3
4.3
6
8
Specialmalts %
cara lightest (5 EBC)
3
cara light (40 EBC)
3
3
3
cara dark (130 EBC)
or
1
3
dark malt (15 EBC)
10
or 40
Mashing procedure
D2
I
D2
D2
D2
D2
Mashing-in temp ºC
62
45
52
52
52
37
I = infusion mash
D2 = two mash decoction
Source:
Journal of the Institute of Brewing Vol. 90, 1984, page 355.
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A bit of a change of pace today. So nothing about WW II. Instead some fairly random analyses of German Lagers.
I'm pretty sure that the "light" refers to the colour as a couple are definitely on the amber side. Surely 14 EBC is too dark for a Helles?
One of the most fascinating aspects of this table is the inclusion of bitterness values. In which there's a fair amount of variation, from 18 to 28.5. According to modern style Nazis, the bitterness level should be around 20.
I'm surprised in the variation in colour of the base malt, between 2.8 and 8 EBC. I would have assumed that the base malt would be all fairly similar pils malt. Even more of a shock is the inclusion of some quite dark malts.
Most of the beers used a double decoction, though one used a simple infusion. I suspect that, if a similar analysis were done today, that there would be more infusions and fewer decoctions.
Light lagerbeers of different character extract ca 11.5% P = 1046º G
Brewery
1
2
3
4
5
6
colour of beer EBC
5.5
7.5
7.5
9
11
14
Bitter units EBC
18
22
28.5
26
23
20
Alcalinity of brewing liquor ºGH
-3
2
-2
3
3
4
colour EBC of malt
2.8
3
3
4.3
6
8
Specialmalts %
cara lightest (5 EBC)
3
cara light (40 EBC)
3
3
3
cara dark (130 EBC)
or
1
3
dark malt (15 EBC)
10
or 40
Mashing procedure
D2
I
D2
D2
D2
D2
Mashing-in temp ºC
62
45
52
52
52
37
I = infusion mash
D2 = two mash decoction
Source:
Journal of the Institute of Brewing Vol. 90, 1984, page 355.
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