Recipe Type: Extract
Yeast: Fermentus S-05
Yeast Starter: None
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: None
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.030
Final Gravity: 1.000
IBU: 20
Boiling Time (Minutes): 30
Color: 4
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 days 68F
Additional Fermentation: Secondary to 1.000
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 days 68F
Tasting Notes: Tastes like light fizzy yellow beer, who cares if its free!!!

OK this was an accident. I went to the LHBS and got a 3.3lb of light "HOPPED" extract by mistake. I wanted regular light extract. Unfortunately, I figured this out once I got home. I was saying choice words when I discovered this.

I live about 45 miles from the place, I don't go there often since I do mail order or hit Northern Brewer when I'm in Milwaukee...

Anyhow, so I decided to use it to make cheap swill, use no hops and have a short boil. I had a pound of clover honey on hand so I decided to make a batch of give-away beer.

Its very simple and dirt cheap! Cost me $12.95 for extract and $3.00 for the honey ~ $16.00 for two cases of swill. Its totally balanced, no hop taste or aroma, no bitterness what so ever. Very drinkable for the masses.

1. It takes 2.5 gallons of boil water.
2. Bring it to a boil.
3. Kill the heat.
4. Add the Light hopped extract and honey. Stir well
5. Bring it to a boil again.
6. Boil 30 minutes
7. At 5 minutes left add Irish Moss
8. Chill Fast
9. Add Top-off water (Wal-mart Distilled Water)
10. Pitch Yeast.
11. Ferment 7 days
12. Rack to Secondary with Amylase Enzyme
13. Wait 14 days.
14. Bottle or Keg.

Free Beer

A ProMash Recipe Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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01-A Light Lager, Lite American Lager

Min OG: 1.030 Max OG: 1.040
Min IBU: 8 Max IBU: 12
Min Clr: 2 Max Clr: 3 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Extract (Lbs): 4.30
Anticipated OG: 1.031 Plato: 7.93
Anticipated SRM: 4.1
Anticipated IBU: 20.1
Wort Boil Time: 30 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 18.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 5.49 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.029 SG 7.23 Plato


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Extract SRM
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76.7 3.30 lbs. Generic Hopped LME - Light Generic 1.023 7
23.3 1.00 lbs. Honey 1.008 0

Exract represented as SG.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.00 oz. Hopped Extract 8.00 20.1 30 min.


Extras

Amount Name Type Time
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1.00 Tsp Irish Moss 5 minutes
1.00 Tsp Amylase Enzyme Other 14 Days( Secondary fermenter)


Yeast
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Fermentis US-05 Safale