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Left in the Dark

Left in the Dark

Dark American Lager • All Grain • 5 gal

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Fairly rich american dark lager.

April 7, 2003 am 09:34am

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 4.5 lbs American 6-row Pale

    American 6-row Pale

    Tends to increase lautering efficiency due to a stiffer husk. May be used as the base malt for any beer style. The enzymes in all varieties of the current crop are sufficient to support high percentages of specialty malts and adjuncts.

  • 2 lbs American Caramel 120°L

    American Caramel 120°L

    Provides color, a unique flavor, body, and contribures to foam retention and beer stability. Gives a pronounced to sharp caramel flavor and a deep red color.

  • 1 lbs Corn Flaked (Maize)

    Corn Flaked (Maize)

    Generally a neutral flavor, used to reduce maltiness of beer. Produces beer with a milder, less malty flavor. Uses: Primarily for light Bohemian and Pilsner lagers.

  • 1 lbs Corn Sugar

    Corn Sugar

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

  • .25 oz Perle - 8.2 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Perle

    Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy

  • .25 oz Perle - 8.2 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min

    Perle

    Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy

  • 1 tsp Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

  • Wyeast 2035 American Lager™

    Wyeast 2035 American Lager™

    Bold, complex and aromatic, good depth of flavor characteristics for a variety of lager beers.

Notes

A friend's recipe. It is very good, dry with a hint of maltiness.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 4 - Dark Lager

Subcategory: A - Dark American Lager

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.042 1.044 - 1.056
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.008 - 1.012
Color: 20.7 SRM 14 - 22
Alcohol: 4.2% ABV 4.2% - 6%
Bitterness: 16.6 IBU 8 - 20

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