As with all BJCP-compliant beers brewed for competition, the key is to
know the style and stick to the recipe, no matter how tempting!
Schwarzbier or Black Beer is a German lager, so it lives here to be aced! That's 3 for me
months for me. The essence of the style is to be black in colour, with a nice roast coffee flavour,
with a dark chocolate character, but not as characterful or as strong as, say, a stout.
It should be around 5% alcohol, so you don't overdo the bitterness in the beer, which is
not only the hops but also the roasted malt.
By default, our recipe packs do not contain any water treatment agents unless specifically stated in the description. If you need water treatment, you can buy it at a discount HERE.
Malt:
2.5kg Red Active malt
1,5kg Viking Pilsner malt
0,5kg Caramunich III. malt
0,3kg Weyermann Carafa I.
Hops (+ boiling time):
40g Spalt Select - 60perc
10g Spalt Select - 10perc
Yeast:
Yeastflow-303 Yeastoberfest.
Full recipe HERE.
You can make 20 litres of beer from the recipe pack.
