
Dolphin Guy 2021 MexiCAP
Historical Beer: Pre-Prohibition Lager • All Grain • 5.5 gal
Something easy drinking. Already had the Mexican Lager yeast. Been wanting to make a CAP for a while.
November 27, 2021 am 11:38am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 10 lbs
Pilsner Malt; Weyermann®
Pilsner Malt; Weyermann®
German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics:Perfect foundation grist for all lagers. Excellent modification and favorable protein and glucan levels. Excellent lautering properties. Provides finished beer with substantial body and mouthfeel, as well as good foam development and head retention. Very flexible grain with high extract efficiency for reliable lager-making in any brew house, including pub ale systems. Yields optimum results for any process⎯from single-step to multi-step infusion, to decoction. Recommended Quantities: Up to 100% of total grain bill. Suitability (beer styles): All lagers, especially Pils/Pilsner/Pilsener, low-alcohol beer, “light“ beer, Belgian beers
- 2 lbs
Vienna Malt; Weyermann®
Vienna Malt; Weyermann®
German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Imparts malty notes to finished beer. Intended for ales and lagers. Recommended Quantities: Up to 100% of total grain bill. Suitability (beer styles): Lagers: Oktoberfestbier, Märzen, Mai-Bock, Lager ; Ales: Dark, Stout.
- 1.5 lbs
Corn Grits
Corn Grits
Imparts a corn/grain taste. Use in American lagers.
- .5 oz
Magnum - 12.1 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Magnum
Bred in 1980 at Germany’s Hüll Hop Research Center, this high-alpha variety is renowned for its exceptionally large, heavy cones. Hallertauer Magnum delivers excellent yields and, like many Hüll-developed hops, boasts a strong resistance to disease.
- 1 oz
Tettnanger - 2.3 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 1 oz
Tettnanger - 2.3 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
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White Labs WLP940 Mexican Lager
White Labs WLP940 Mexican Lager
From Mexico City, this yeast produces clean lager beer, with a crisp finish. Good for Mexican style light lagers, as well as dark lagers. Available March-April
Notes
Should be very drinkable. Precooked the grits before adding to the mash.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 27 - Historical Beer
Subcategory: - Historical Beer: Pre-Prohibition Lager
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.057 | 1.044 - 1.060 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.010 - 1.015 | ![]() |
Color: | 5.2 SRM | 3 - 6 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.8% ABV | 4.5% - 6% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 35.8 IBU | 25 - 40 | ![]() |