Brewed: Schlapp!

By scot in Beer, Beer Recipes, Home Brewing on Friday, May 26th, 2017

What did the five fingers say to the face? Schlapp!

It is amazing how funny something can become when you spend a ton of time driving to and from basketball practices and games. My eldest and I found it hysterical a few years ago while driving on Schlapp Road while threatening each other that our five fingers would slap them. It is easy to see how others wouldn’t find this amusing but, in the moment and, even today, this is still funny to my daughter and I. We still drive past the road, bringing up the saying, still bringing a smile to my face, thinking back to those days gone by and all the good times, no matter how corny.

My daughter recently told me that I should name a home brew Schlapp! How could I refuse.

Formulating the recipe for Schlapp!

I ran through some 30 bottles of home brew at a recent party, depleting any IPAs that I had laying around. I needed hops. Determining a good blend of hops seemed to be the toughest decision for this recipe.

The 10 or so pounds of hops in the basement freezer provided a cornucopia of possibilities. I decided that I wanted to use what I had left of Hallterau Blank and Mandarina Bavaria with the touch of Belma. I have brewed with Hallertau Blanc and Mandarina Bavaria, with Mandarina providing a profile that I really like. I used the Belma to understand what the hop can add, making it the largest portion of the hopping schedule. Enjoy!

Recipe for Schlapp!

General Information:
Brew Date: Friday, May 26, 2017
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: S-04, not hydrated
Yeast Starter: none
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.50
Original Gravity: 1.065
Finishing Gravity: 1.008
IBU: 68.9
Color: 6.0 SRM
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75%
Alcohol by Volume: 7.48%
Primary Fermentation: 8 days @68*F

Grain Bill:
13.00 pounds 2-row
1.00 pounds Oats
1.00 pounds Melanoiden

Mash:
Saccharification @148.3*F

Hop Bill:
1.00 ounces 2016 Belma @20 minutes
2.00 ounces 2016 Belma @15 minutes
1.00 ounces 2015 Belma @10 minutes
1.00 ounces 2016 Belma @5 minutes
2.00 ounces 2016 Belma @whirlpool for 25 minutes
1.00 ounces 2016 Mandarina Bavaria @whirlpool for 25 minutes
1.00 ounces 2016 Hallertau Blanc @whirlpool for 25 minutes
3.00 ounces 2016 Mandarina Bavaria @4 day dry hop
3.00 ounces 2016 Hallertau Blanc @4 day dry hop

Extras:
1.0 tsp Irish Moss @15 minutes
1.0 tsp Yeast Nutrient @15 minutes
0.5 pounds table sugar @15 minutes
3.0 quarts of rice hulls
~5.25 gallons of reverse osmosis water used

Updates:

• 2017-06-04: Bottled with 3.50 ounces of priming sugar and 2.0 cups of water. 25, 22 ounce bottles. Bottle crown label: Sch.

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