Writer: Horst Dornbusch
Birrificio Italiano’s Tipopils (1996) clone
Birrificio Italiano’s Tipopils (1996) clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.049 FG = 1.010 SRM = 4 IBU = 32 ABV = 5.2% This is the original recipe brewed by Agostino Arioli in
Birra Venezia
Birra Venezia (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.049 FG = 1.010 ABV = 5.2% SRM = 5 IBU = 32 This Italian Pilsner has an aroma of citrusy lemon balm, herbaceous bergamot, and
Birra Mediterranea
Birra Mediterranea (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.049 FG = 1.013 SRM = 3 IBU = 40 ABV = 4.7% This Italian Pilsner was first brewed in 2018 to introduce the new Eraclea
Cold as Ice(bock)
Eisbock, (Eis meaning “ice” in German), is a higher-alcohol version of the classic barley-based Bavarian strong lager, the bockbier (or bock for short), or alternately, a wheat-based ale. Eisbock has a unique
Horst’s Eisbock
Eisbock (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.067 FG* = 1.014IBU* = 28 SRM* = 10.6 ABV* = 7% * The base recipe, and specifications listed above, are for my favorite Maibock recipe
Reviving Extinct German Beer Styles
Lurking in the dark recesses of beer history are many formerly famous brews that are now all but forgotten. This is particularly true in countries with old beer cultures, such as Great
Güstrower Kniesenack
Güstrower Kniesenack (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.076 FG = 1.014 IBU= 15 SRM = 18 ABV= 8.1% Ingredients12.5 lbs. (5.7 kg) Weyermann Bohemian Floor-Malted Pilsner 2.65 lbs. (1.2 kg) Weyermann Beech-Smoked Barley malt (rauchmalz)6
Keutebier
Keutebier (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.046 FG = 1.014 IBU = 5 SRM = 3.4 ABV = 4.7% Ingredients6 lbs. (2.7 kg) Weyermann Bohemian Floor-Malted Pilsner Malt1.75 lbs. (0.8 kg) Weyermann Bohemian
Potsdamer Stangenbier
Potsdamer Stangenbier (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.050 FG = 1.010IBU = 15 SRM = 3 ABV = 5.3% Ingredients6.5 lbs. (3 kg) Weyermann Barke® Pilsner malt 2.2 lbs. (1 kg) Weyermann Floor-Malted
Historic Weiss
Wiess (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.040 FG = 1.010IBU = 25 SRM = 4 ABV = 3.8% Ingredients5.3 lbs. (2.4 kg) Weyermann Bohemian Floor-Malted Pilsner Malt1.8 lbs. (0.82 kg) pale wheat
Segelschiffmumme & Stadtmumme
Segelschiffmumme (First Runnings) OG = 1.128 FG = 1.037 IBU = 80 SRM = 14 ABV = 12.1% Stadtmumme (second runnings) OG = 1.043 (before a 75-minute boil) FG = 1.005 IBU = 40
A Beer to Guard
Recipe author Horst Dornbusch states of the style, “The brew is not refined, but it is not coarse either. Instead, it is full-bodied and hearty, slightly fruity, unabashedly strong in alcohol and has a medium hoppiness — but with a powerfully malty, almost Port-like, finish. Bière de garde is clearly a sipping, not a quaffing, beer. I simply love bière de garde . . . but when it comes to beer, I’m a hopeless romantic!”
