
Jason's Light Lager
Premium American Lager • Extract • 4.75 gal
My first lager. A little bitter, I would add 1.25- 1.50 oz of hersbruck only and add the styrian goldings at 1 minute.
September 22, 2003 am 07:37am
Ingredients (Extract, 4.75 gal)
- .5 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- 4 lbs
Dry Extra Light Extract
Dry Extra Light Extract
For making very pale ales and lagers.
- .5 lbs
Corn Sugar
Corn Sugar
Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.
- .75 lbs
Rice Syrup
Rice Syrup
Used like other rice adjuncts in American and Japenes lagers to provide a dry, clean taste and light body. Adds gravity without changing body or flavor substantially. Use in place of corn sugar in small quantities.
- .75 oz
Hallertauer Hersbrucker - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Mild to strong. 'Noble'.
- .75 oz
Chinook - 13.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Chinook
Spicy, Medium to Heavy.Very strong bittering ability used in all American ales and lagers. Aroma is very floral.
- .25 oz
Crystal - 3.2 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Crystal
Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.
- .25 oz
Styrian Goldings - 6.0 AA% whole; boiled 5 min
Styrian Goldings
Mild, pleasant.
- 1 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
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White Labs WLP830 German Lager
White Labs WLP830 German Lager
This yeast is one of the most widely used lager yeasts in the world. Very malty and clean, great for all German lagers, pilsner, oktoberfest, and marzen.
Notes
Great Flavor! Agressive carbonation with pressure of 20 psi for 48 hrs. Lagered at 43f for 3 weeks. - Slightly too dry, bitter.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 1 - Light Lager
Subcategory: C - Premium American Lager
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.049 | 1.046 - 1.056 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.006 | 1.008 - 1.012 | ![]() |
Color: | 3.2 SRM | 2 - 6 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.7% ABV | 4.6% - 6% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 63.1 IBU | 15 - 25 | ![]() |