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Ophiuchus Starry Lager

Ophiuchus Starry Lager

Dortmunder Export • Partial Mash • 5.5 gal

Ken Montgomery

May 21, 2002 am 08:12am

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Ingredients (Partial Mash5.5 gal)

  • 5 lbs German 2-row Pils

    German 2-row Pils

  • .5 lbs Belgian Aromatic

    Belgian Aromatic

    Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.

  • .75 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Munich

    Belgian Munich

    Used to increase malt aroma and body with slightly more color.

  • .5 lbs Crystal Malt 10°L

    Crystal Malt 10°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales. Characteristics & Applications: • In contract to Brewers Malt, glassiness is a distinguishing characteristic of Caramel Malt. The glassy endosperm creates the desirable non-fermentable components giving true Caramel Malt the ability to contribute body (mouthfeel), foam foam retention, and extended beer stability, while contributing color and unique caramel flavor. • Caramel 10L is a roasted caramel malt that imparts golden color. • Use 3-7% for Pilsener-style beers for balance. • Use 5-15% to provide color, sweetness and color to light amber beers. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 2.5 lbs Dry Light Extract

    Dry Light Extract

    White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.

  • 1 3/8 oz Spalt Spalter - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Spalt Spalter

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 3/4 oz Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 1/2 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Hallertauer Hersbrucker

    Mild to strong. 'Noble'.

  • 1 tsp irish moss - (omitted from calculations)

    irish moss

  • White Labs WLP920 Old Bavarian Lager

    White Labs WLP920 Old Bavarian Lager

    From Southern Germany, this yeast finishes malty with a slight ester profile. Use in beers such as Oktoberfest, Bock, and Dark Lagers.

Notes

This recipe pushes the Dortmund style lager a bit past its color limits; however, the beer is rich and has excellent mouth feel. Try to primary ferment this beer around 50 degrees for 10 days to two weeks. Secondary for three weeks around 40-45 degrees. This takes patience but the outcome is worth the wait. Also consider using the Spalt hops as flavoring hops as well for something a bit more aromatic.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 1 - Light Lager

Subcategory: E - Dortmunder Export

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.053 1.048 - 1.056
Terminal Gravity: 1.009 1.010 - 1.015
Color: 8.1 SRM 4 - 6
Alcohol: 5.7% ABV 4.8% - 6%
Bitterness: 30.5 IBU 23 - 30

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