It is a very good light lager. My family is BMC type bunch tried all kinds of blondes, creams, kolsches, lagers to feed their beer appetite. They have downed this recipe like crazy, they come over just to grab a beer now.
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 12.59 gal
Post Boil Volume: 11.46 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 10.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 10.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.032 SG
Estimated Color: 2.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 17.8 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 78.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 81.7 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name
4 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
3 lbs 8.0 oz Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM)
3 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (6 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
8.0 oz Carapils (Briess) (1.5 SRM)
6.8 oz Acidulated (Weyermann) (1.8 SRM)
0.65 oz Galena [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)
2.00 tsp Brewvint (Boil 15.0 mins)
1.0 pkg Pilsen Lager (Wyeast Labs #2007)
2.00 tsp Amylase Enzyme (Secondary 14.0 days)
Mash Schedule: BIAB Light Lager, 3 Step, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 11 lbs 14.8 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Protein Rest Add 53.85 qt of water at 124.0 F 122.0 F 20 min
Beta Saccharifica Heat to 145.0 F over 15 min 145.0 F 120 min
Alpha Saccharific Heat to 158.0 F over 15 min 158.0 F 20 min
Mash Out Heat to 170.0 F over 10 min 170.0 F 10 min
Notes:
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Yeast date 2/16
1L 1.020 starter 2g dme
2L 1.030 starter w/stir plate 6.7g dme
3L 1.030 starter w/stir plate 10g dme
Water and Additions
13.5 gal RO water
4g gypsum
4g Epsom
6.4g CaCl
1 campden tablet
pb 1.028 12.5g
og 1.032 10.5g to fermenter
fg 1.003 fermenter 1
fg 1.000 fermenter 2 (cold crashed realized I forgot enzyme, warmed backup to 60deg added enzyme let ferment 4 days then cold crashed again)
Fermenter 1
1 days at 60deg
9 days at 50deg
3 days at 60deg
30 days at 32deg
Fermenter 2
1 days at 60deg
9 days at 50deg
3 days at 60deg
3 days at 32deg
4 days 60deg
30 days 32deg
Picture taken after 2 weeks on CO2. The dissolved CO2 quickly dissipated before I got the picture taken, It has better dissolved CO2 now, still has nice head that laces the glass.