I'm getting ready to make a chocolate bock recipe which is loosely based on the Sam Adams Chocolate Bock from their Winter Seasonal pack. To tell you the truth, I've never had a bock, nor have I had the Sam Adams chocolate bock. But my brother likes it, and I didn't have any other ideas for my next brew, so this idea was as good as any other! The first thing I learned is that making a bock yeast starter is different from ale yeast starters. The two main differences are: 1) A bock is a lager, ... continue reading...
Chocobock Recipe: Sam Adams Chocolate Bock
To be completely honest, I've never had a bock, and I've never had a Sam Adams chocolate bock. I was looking for inspiration for my next beer, and my brother said he liked this one. I asked around, and there seem to be quite a few people that like it. I decided to take the challenge of making a new beer style I'd never done before, as well as doing my first lager. Making the yeast starter was quite an adventure for me because there was a lot of research involved in learning how to do it ... continue reading...