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Foster's Lager Clone - Bill Wible - Philadelphia June 23, 2001		gal.
Category	Light Lager
Subcategory	Premium American Lager
Recipe Type	All Grain
Batch Size	5 gal.
Volume Boiled	6 gal.
Mash Efficiency	68 %
Total Grain/Extract	9.25 lbs.
Total Hops	1.0 oz.
Calories (12 fl. oz.)	192.9
Cost to Brew	$30.06 (USD)
Cost per Bottle (12 fl. oz.)	$0.56 (USD)
Summary :	I've made this batch over and over. This is Foster's Lager! Don't be afraid to use the table sugar. I know all the books say 'cider - don't don't it.' but its okay in this beer.


5 lbs.	American 2-row info
1.25 lbs.	American 6-row Pale info
1 lbs.	Dextrine Malt info
.5 lbs.	Crystal Malt 20°L info
1.5 lbs.	White Table Sugar (Sucrose) info
.5 oz.	Pride of Ringwood (Pellets, 6.8 %AA) boiled 60 min. info
.5 oz.	Pride of Ringwood (Pellets, 6.8 %AA) boiled 30 min. info
Yeast :	Wyeast 2272 North American Lager Yeast info


	Predicted	Premium American Lager	Compliance
Original Gravity	1.049	1.046 - 1.056	100 %
Terminal Gravity	1.012	1.008 - 1.012	100 %
Color	4.55 °SRM	2.00 - 6.00 °SRM	100 %
Bitterness	27.1 IBU	15.00 - 25.00 IBU	79 %
Alcohol (%volume)	4.8 %	4.70 - 6.00 %	100 %
			96 % overall


	Apparent	Real
Original Extract	12.10 °Plato	12.10 °Plato

Attenuation	75 %	60.9 %

Extract	3.02 °Plato	4.73 °Plato
	% Weight	% Volume
Alcohol	3.8 %	4.8 %


		Weight (lbs.)	Gravity Points	Color (MCU)
American 2-row		5 (54.1%)	115.3 (47.2%)	9.0 (39.6%)

American 6-row Pale		1.25 (13.5%)	28.0 (11.5%)	2.3 (9.9%)

Dextrine Malt		1 (10.8%)	21.1 (8.6%)	1.5 (6.6%)

Crystal Malt 20°L		.5 (5.4%)	11.2 (4.6%)	10.0 (44.0%)

White Table Sugar (Sucrose)		1.5 (16.2%)	68.6 (28.1%)	0.0 (0.0%)


Variety	%Alpha Acid	Weight (oz.)	Boil (minutes)	Formula	%Utilization @ 1.041		Average IBU
Pride of Ringwood (Pellets)	6.8	.5	60	BeerTools	34.1	17.4	17.4
Pride of Ringwood (Pellets)	6.8	.5	30	BeerTools	19.1	9.7	9.7
Total IBU							27.1

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If they do it you can !! fatso the wombat (has not brewed recipe) December 26, 2003, 3:34 pm
just to back up bill,Carlton & United (Fosters)won't addmit to using sugar.but when one of our club members saw a C.S.R. (Commonwealth sugar refiners) tanker on the grounds of the brewery during a tour.... well!!!!!!

Mash Time ToadsWarts (has not brewed recipe) July 25, 2004, 7:08 pm
Hey Bill would like to know the mash time on the foster clone.I just made your recipe will see if we hit the mark.Thanks Toads

Times? johnnymac (has not brewed recipe) February 6, 2010, 6:33 pm
Can someone post the time and temp for mash? Also, how long in Primary/secondary fermenter and at what temperatures? Thanks

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