Mojave Summer

This'll be my first go at a lager, and I was hoping y'all could take a look at the recipe. I'm using some cardamom, wintergreen leaves, and sweet orange peel in the mix. The quantities is what I'm most worried about. Any way thanks in advance!


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Recipe: Mojave Summer
Brewer: Hatchet Job
Asst Brewer:
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
TYPE: Partial Mash
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 7.24 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.05 gal
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 12.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 26.1 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1 lbs Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 12.5 %
1 lbs Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 4 12.5 %
1 lbs Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 1 12.5 %
1 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 12.5 %
4 lbs Amber Dry Extract (12.5 SRM) Dry Extract 5 50.0 %
0.80 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 9 -
0.50 tsp Cardamom (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 10 -
1.00 tsp Wintergreen Leaves (Boil 5.0 mins) Flavor 11 -
1.00 oz Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 13.6 IBUs
0.50 oz Select Spalt [4.75 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 8 6.2 IBUs
0.50 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 7 6.3 IBUs
1.0 pkg California Lager (Wyeast Labs #2112) [12 Yeast 12 -

Mash Schedule:
Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 8 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 1.75 gal of water at 161.8 F 150.0 F 75 min

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Honestly, "cardamom, wintergreen leaves, and sweet orange peel" don't come to mind when I think of a good lager.

I usually make my first attempt at a style a straightforward one so as to develop a controlled base to build on. Even without the above ingredients you have a complex grist.

Would this maybe make a better ale than lager? Now that I'm looking at it again it strikes me as more of an ale. You're right.... I should probably keep the first lager pretty simple to eliminate any possible issues.

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