DECEMBER 2023 - Dec 9 - Meadowview Lager

[edwards_josh]

Meadowview Lager
Style: Vienna Lager

OG: 1.051
FG: 1.010
IBU: 30
SRM: 14.5
ABV: 5.4%

Batch size: 23L

Grains
Vienna Malt (Horton Ridge) (82%)
Melanoidin Malt (Best Malz) (13%)
Special Roast (Briess) (3%)
Pale Chocolate (2%)


Hops
25g Magnum - Boil 30 Minutes
28g Tettnang - Boil 15 Minutes
15g Hallertau Mittelfruh -5 Minutes


Water
Source Water: Aqua Valley RO Water
Water Profile: BruinWater Amber Dry

Yeast
Expired packet of Mangrove Jack's M12 Kveik Yeast

Process
45 Minute Mash @ 64 Celsius
30 Minute Boil
Fermented warm (24-25 Celsius) for four days
Cold Crashed on day 5 and lagerd at 0 Celsius for one month
Packaged and bottle carbed with one Coopers Carb Drop per bottle

[mumblecrunch]

This had a beautiful bready malt aroma that came crawling out of the bottle when I opened it. I think that grain bill is an absolute winner. I found the finish a little odd and definitely not lager-like, but that was explained when I saw the kveik yeast in the recipe. Thanks for the share.


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[Bradbrewsbeer]

I love this brew, malty and delicious, little fruity . If it had a little more bitterness, I'd think it was an Altbier. I would like to have a keg next time you are passing through. Thanks for participating this year Josh!

[PMackie]

I loved this and it went down too easy, what is your address, the end haha

[kenny10]

Nice malty brew with a fruitiness (cherry/dark-fruit)that compliments it well….tasty

[Blake]

Very sweet with a bready fruitiness. More viscous than I expected. Also, perhaps unique to my taste buds, Vienna malt comes across with a slight tartness/sourness.

[Bradbrewsbeer]

Very sweet with a bready fruitiness. More viscous than I expected. Also, perhaps unique to my taste buds, Vienna malt comes across with a slight tartness/sourness.

That is most likely the ph drop that Kveik tends to bring to the table. I used voss exclusively for a whole summer and noticed every beer had a slight twang to it. Apparently Kveik will drop the final ph of a beer a little more than your typical yeast.

[GCR]

Thanks for sharing. I also found it pretty fruity, in a pleasing way. Pretty big head too lol.

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[marko]

Had this one at the end of a tasting of a bunch of others and I really appreciated the tang from the Kveik. Felt like it added to the freshness and complimented all the dark maltyness.