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Megan's Xtra Light Honey Ale

Megan's Xtra Light Honey Ale

Lite American Lager • Extract • 5 gal

June 30, 2002 pm 09:27pm

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 1 lbs American 2-row

    American 2-row

    Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt

  • 2 lbs Liquid Light Extract

    Liquid Light Extract

    A brewer can create any beer style with this extract when used as a base in conjunction with colored malts and selected hops. Contains no colored malts or hops.

  • .5 lbs Honey

    Honey

    Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.

  • 2 lbs Corn Sugar

    Corn Sugar

    Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.

  • .4 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • .2 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • Wyeast 3766 Cider

    Wyeast 3766 Cider

    Crisp dry fermenting yeast with big, fruity finish. Creates a nice balance for all types of apples, pears and other fruit or fermentables. Allows fruit character to dominate the profile.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 1 - Light Lager

Subcategory: A - Lite American Lager

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.037 1.028 - 1.040
Terminal Gravity: 1.008 0.998 - 1.008
Color: 1.8 SRM 2 - 3
Alcohol: 3.7% ABV 2.8% - 4.2%
Bitterness: 10.5 IBU 8 - 12

Discussion

brian

next time

2002-08-22 1:29pm

Turned out ok after about 4 weeks in the bottle. Next time I will use more extract/grain and less corn sugar.

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