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Kozel Cerny recipe?

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Cagiva650
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Kozel Cerny recipe?

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I really enjoyed the Kozel Cerny ( Dark Kozel) on tap when I was in the Czech Republic. Does anyone know of a clone recipe for this or a similar Bohemian dark lager?

Cheers

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A communist lager that's worth brewing... I'm intrigued!

Looks like it's sort of a sessionable Schwartz:

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/cloning ... ndex2.html

That links to this Tmave recipe at Northern Brewer:
http://www.northernbrewer.com/documenta ... -Tmave.pdf

TMAVE VYCEPNI 10 (All Grain)

Tmave (dark) Vycepni (low-gravity or
draught) is a session lager from the continent;
10 refers to the Czech practice of
denoting original gravity (in degrees Plato)
as part of the beer's name. A marriage
of the intense malt character and color
of Bavarian dark lagers with the liberal
hopping of Bohemian Pilsners, these
modest-strength, bottom-fermented quaffers
are a rarity outside the Czech Republic.
Garnet-brown and clear, a fat beige head
holds down aromatic overtones of freshbaked
bread crust and chocolate.

OG 1.040 READY: 8 WEEKS

Suggested fermentation schedule:
-- 1-2 week primary; 2-4 weeks secondary;
2 weeks bottle conditioning

MASH INGREDIENTS
-- 7.25 lbs. German Munich
-- 0.25 lbs. Weyermann CaraAroma
-- 0.25 lbs. Weyermann CaraFoam
-- 0.125 lbs. Weyermann Carafa III

MASH SCHEDULE: SINGLE INFUSION
Sacch’ Rest: 151° F for 60 minutes
Mashout: 170° F for 10 minutes

BOIL ADDITIONS & TIMES
2 oz. Saaz (First Wort hop; add to the wort
as it drains from the mash tun)
1 oz. Saaz (15 min)

YEAST
If you chose liquid yeast:
WYEAST #2782 STARO PRAGUE LAGER.
Optimum temperature: 50-58°F

BOIL ADDITIONS & TIMES
-- 2 oz. Saaz (First Wort hop; add to the wort
as it drains from the mash tun)
-- 1 oz. Saaz (15 min)

YEAST
--WYEAST #2782 STARO PRAGUE LAGER.
Optimum temperature: 50-58°F

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Post by Cagiva650 »

Thanks for that Derek! I think its time to visit the local homebrew supply store. Although I doubt if they carry some of those malts.

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http://homebrew-supplies.ca/viartshop/

Shipping isn't unreasonable... at least when I ordered to BC.

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