Rich German Bock ALL-GRAIN Kit

A delicious beer slightly on the malty side. A kit that I will buy again.

Just kegged this German Bock today after 6 weeks of lagering...(give me a break, I'm not a patient person!!!) I must admit that this is my second attempt at brewing a lager and the first did not turn out well at all!! It was actually the first batch of beer I have dumped! Lessons were learned and I tried again, this time with the German Bock. I made a 3 Liter starter and fermentation went without a hitch. I let it sit at room temperature for a little over 24 hours for the Diacetyl rest and then lagered at 40 degrees for 6 weeks. The instructions stated anywhere from 3 to 12 weeks lagering was recommended so I split it right in half! Force carbonated and had my first taste....It's definitely a malty beer and at 6.7%, it's got a nice buzz factor! I plan on letting it age in the keg for a little while and sampling from time to time to see how this turns out but so far, not bad!! Definitely going to keep trying to brew more lagers (but make sure you have some ales on standby while you're waiting!!!!)

I prefer the liquid yeast (White Labs German Lagger) to the dry yeast. It comes out cleaner. For this beer you really should make a starter, a big one too. I laggered it for 10 weeks, and it was delicious. Nice and malty.

This is a stronger beer than most kits, and its a lager, so you need a big starter. If you don't have a large enough beaker, make a 1.5L sized starter, put it in the fridge, spill out most of the spent beer, then add in another 1.5 liters, and build up a starter.
I used the Wyeast 2124 yeast, it came out well.

Bock is my absolute favorite style and I'm happy to say that this kit delivers! It has a great malt aroma with a nice overall body and profile. I'd definitely make this kit again.