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Kid Groat Bock

By John Palmer | Add to Favorites

Kid Groat Bock

(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)
OG = 1.069  FG = 1.017 IBU = 28 SRM = 10 ABV = 6.9%

Ingredient

8 lbs. (3.6 kg) Pilsner malt
2 lbs. (0.91 kg) oat malt
3 lbs. (1.4 kg) Munich malt
0.5 lbs. (0.23 kg) Briess Aromatic malt
1 lb. (0.45 kg) home toasted rolled oats
8 AAU German Magnum hops (60 min.) (0.62 oz./17 g of 13% alpha acids)
White Labs WLP833 (German Bock Lager) or Wyeast 2206 (Bavarian Lager) yeast
3/4 cup corn sugar (if priming)

Step by Step

Toast the oats at 300 °F (149 °C) for 30 minutes, until they smell like cookies. Mill oats with grains and step mash at 130 °F (54 °C) for 15 minutes, and then ramp to 155 °F (68 °C) for 45 minutes. Boil for 90 minutes. Ferment at 52 °F (11 °C).

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