Idea's needed

[Rodcx500z]

Hi guys, yesterday i got 50kg of grain 25kg of pilsner 25kg of lager malt, my question is what other grain goes with it ie wheat, munich, crystal all ideas welcome, i will confess i like a good wheat beer and continental largers, i am getting temp control in the next 2 weeks and would like to brew some of these styles which will be new for me as i have learned on bitters and pale ale and ipa's, i feel it is time to branch out

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Wheat 10kg
Munich light 10kg
Pale malt 25kg
Medium Crystal 3kg

 

[MickDundee]

The lager malt and Pilsner malt are pretty much interchangeable.

A few of my past (successful) brews based on what you’ve said in your post:

Munich Helles - 85-90% Pilsner malt with 10-15% of either Munich or Vienna

California Common - 85% lager malt 15% medium crystal

Japanese Lager - 90% lager malt, 10% flaked rice

Witbier - 50% Pilsner, 45% unmalted wheat, 5% oats

Hefeweizen - 50% Pilsner, 50% wheat malt

 

[samale]

Some nice dark lager's
Czech amber
Munich dunkel
Doppelbock

 

[Rodcx500z]

Cheers chaps plenty to go at there, i will have a look in brew father library

 

[The Baron]

If you like continental Lagers get some Vienna and possibly some Munich you can then make German Bocks, Oktoberfests and Marzen lager styles then

 

[Clint]

I've recently started making pilsner. Just 5kg pilsner malt and a single hop. My first was with saaz which was temp controlled with s23 yeast. I've got another on with tettnang which I'm using MJ Cali lager yeast at 20c. I've got more malt and more saaz for another in stock. I also have a wheat beer fermenting which was 2.7kg wheat and 2.3kg pilsner...or was it the other way round??
As said get some Munich,crystal, wheat or Vienna.

 

[Rodcx500z]

soon as i get a fv empty, i will start with a smash going to order hops later from cml, the fridge should be here by the time it's finished

 

[Clint]

Go with a blow off tube...

 

[An Ankoù]

I've recently started making pilsner. Just 5kg pilsner malt and a single hop. My first was with saaz which was temp controlled with s23 yeast. I've got another on with tettnang which I'm using MJ Cali lager yeast at 20c. I've got more malt and more saaz for another in stock. I also have a wheat beer fermenting which was 2.7kg wheat and 2.3kg pilsner...or was it the other way round??
As said get some Munich,crystal, wheat or Vienna.

You won't get far with a single hop, Clint, you tight barsteward.

 

[Rodcx500z]

I have not brewed these before so i am on a learning curve

 

[Tanglefoot]

I can recommend a California Common steam beer which I recently brewed for the first time
and is now conditioning in a barrel - though I've had a few glasses for quality control !
.
Made it with (Bohemian) Pilsener, light Munich, extra dark Crystal malts, hopped with Hallertau mittelfrueh
and MJ54 Californian lager yeast fermented at 20c.

Makes a pleasant change from the American pales and English bitters I've been making since I started all grain brewing.

50kg should keep you going for a while !

 

[Clint]

You won't get far with a single hop, Clint, you tight barsteward.

Just ONE pellet at 60...AND I reuse it.

 

[The Baron]

Just ONE pellet at 60...AND I reuse it.

I hope you dry it back out like you do with teabags and re-use it

 

[An Ankoù]

I hope you dry it back out like you do with teabags and re-use it

I hope he sucks it dry before putting his dentures back in.

 

[Clint]

I hope he sucks it dry before putting his dentures back in.

Oi! I got all me own teef...only ever had one filling!

 

[An Ankoù]

I can recommend a California Common steam beer which I recently brewed for the first time
and is now conditioning in a barrel - though I've had a few glasses for quality control !
.
Made it with (Bohemian) Pilsener, light Munich, extra dark Crystal malts, hopped with Hallertau mittelfrueh
and MJ54 Californian lager yeast fermented at 20c.

Makes a pleasant change from the American pales and English bitters I've been making since I started all grain brewing.

50kg should keep you going for a while !

Never tried it, but your ingredients list looks more than promising. Is this a kind of Anchor clone? I'm thinking of having a go at it.

 

[Rodcx500z]

This a serious thread you know

 

[An Ankoù]

This a serious thread you know

Sorry, Rod.
I won't have a go at brewing it, then.

 

[Tanglefoot]

Never tried it, but your ingredients list looks more than promising. Is this a kind of Anchor clone? I'm thinking of having a go at it.

Yes that sort of thing, it's a Jon Finch recipe I copied off the Malt Miller all grain kit list and scaled down.
https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/cali-common-jon-finch/
It has a really interesting toasty, caramel maltiness.
This is it after a week in the barrel ( a week ago )