5C Liquid Bread Doppelbock

Info:

• Brewer: Chris
• Mash: 1-step Decoction plus some stepped raises
  
• Date: 2/2/2008
• Size: 6 gallon post-boil
• Notes: This mash is based on the hybrid infusion/decoction that Ryan used for the SchwarzBierz. Heck, it got me 72% efficiency.
  

Grain Bill:

• 9lb Munich malt
  
• 6lb Vienna malt
  
• 3lb Pilsner malt
  
• 1lb CaraMunich I
  
• 4oz Carafa II
• 4oz wheat malt
  

Yeast:

• Wyeast 2124 - Bohemian Lager™
• Starter made previously by Ryan
  

The Mash:

• start with 1qt per lb @ 100F
  
• rest 15 minutes
  
• add 150F at 1/2qt per lb, settles at 126F
• rest 20 minutes
  
• decoction!
• pull 10qt (about a third) that's very thick
  
• raise to 155F
• rest 20 minutes
• raise to 167F
• rest 20 minutes
  
• bring to boil
• boil 20 minutes
  
• add back to mash
• mash settles @ 153F
• rest 60 minutes
• sparge
• using 180F
• I had an issue with my valve on my mash tun getting clogged, thankfully Ryan and Cindy had dropped off a set of coolers early in the day. So I scooped out the mash and resettled it in a cooler with a nice stainless false bottom. Thanks guys!!!
  

The Boil (90 minutes):

• Volume to 28qt (7 gallons)
• 2oz Mt Hood (4.1aau) @ 60
• Total: 23 IBU(ish)

The Pitch:

• OG: 1.098 (high for style, but style says 1.096+ :)