A 7.5% ABV malt-forward beer, fermented with a kveik blend. Notes of bread crust, sugar plum, pear, nutmeg shine through on a malty base.
Malt:
Maris Otter 1 kg
Light Munich 4 kg
Chocolate Rye 0.2 kg
Cara Rye 0.3 kg
Crystal 150 0.3 kg
Oak smoked wheat 0.2 kg
extra: Table sugar 0.4 kg
Mash:
in @ 42 C
60’ @ 63 C
20’ @ 72 C
out @ 78 C
Hops:
Northern Brewer 30g @ 60’
Saaz 15g @ 10’
H. Mittelfrüh 15g @ 10’
Yeast: Eitrheim Kveik
OG: 1.075 FG: 1.019
Boil volume - 23L. Bottled & kegged - 17.5L ( 1L trub loss). Kegged and bottled half and half. Bottled beer is rounder somehow (probably residual yeast activity?).
Edit: Light Munich, not dark. Notes just said ‘Munich’ - d’oh.
I love the colour!