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Hi Guys,
Now that I am working my way up the grain chain, I have a 9L esky that I want to do my first partial in. I can mash about 2kg of grain, maybe 2.5kg if lucky.
Anyhow, my Dad is from Austria, been living in Australia now for about 45 years, migrated here etc.
He has always told me about the great beers from Austria and how nothing here rivalled them. (ducking for cover.... h34r: )
So I saved up and took him and I to Austria (1st time for me) 3.5 years ago. We shared many Austrian brews and had a great time. He really likes the Gsser Beer the best (the pale (gold colour) beer...not the dark...G-O..G-G-O..mobile..., not the dark, they always think its the dark).
I would love to know how to go about making a beer like the Austrian Gsser (pale/light) beer. Or something similar, light/gold in colour, easy to knock back litres of the stuff...(kinda like our trip really)
Is there any recommendations on ingredients (grains/malt, yeast, hops, amounts, base malt extract) or even better recipes perhaps?
I guess I could go with an Oktoberfest type beer if I cant get what I am exactly after...but anyway, it'd make his year I reckon (assuming it turns out well...haha)
Hope you can help me out....I am assuming it will be a lager, with the colder months coming up, that will be perfect, not to mention I now have a brew fridge, so I can do this at anytime of the year!
EDIT: PS....the "adambrau" avatar of mine is a beer that we drank in Innsbruck, Austria. Yes, my name is Adam. So it was rather novel, nice beer too. I dont know how an Adambrau glass ended up in my bag (made it home unbroken)...and that bus load of young contiki travellers....anyway...heading OT and this is the OP...far out!!
Now that I am working my way up the grain chain, I have a 9L esky that I want to do my first partial in. I can mash about 2kg of grain, maybe 2.5kg if lucky.
Anyhow, my Dad is from Austria, been living in Australia now for about 45 years, migrated here etc.
He has always told me about the great beers from Austria and how nothing here rivalled them. (ducking for cover.... h34r: )
So I saved up and took him and I to Austria (1st time for me) 3.5 years ago. We shared many Austrian brews and had a great time. He really likes the Gsser Beer the best (the pale (gold colour) beer...not the dark...G-O..G-G-O..mobile..., not the dark, they always think its the dark).
I would love to know how to go about making a beer like the Austrian Gsser (pale/light) beer. Or something similar, light/gold in colour, easy to knock back litres of the stuff...(kinda like our trip really)
Is there any recommendations on ingredients (grains/malt, yeast, hops, amounts, base malt extract) or even better recipes perhaps?
I guess I could go with an Oktoberfest type beer if I cant get what I am exactly after...but anyway, it'd make his year I reckon (assuming it turns out well...haha)
Hope you can help me out....I am assuming it will be a lager, with the colder months coming up, that will be perfect, not to mention I now have a brew fridge, so I can do this at anytime of the year!
EDIT: PS....the "adambrau" avatar of mine is a beer that we drank in Innsbruck, Austria. Yes, my name is Adam. So it was rather novel, nice beer too. I dont know how an Adambrau glass ended up in my bag (made it home unbroken)...and that bus load of young contiki travellers....anyway...heading OT and this is the OP...far out!!