Hoppy Summer
Standard American Lager • Extract • 5 gal
If I hadn't been trying to brew a lighter beer for summer, this would be close to the IPA I dream of in the winter. Darker than I thought it would be, and hoppy beyond belief. It was my first attempt at a full boil, instead of using 1 gallon and adding four in the fermenter. Next time, I'll reduce each hop addition by .5 oz.
July 26, 2004 pm 05:18pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 1.5 lbs
Dry Extra Light Extract
Dry Extra Light Extract
For making very pale ales and lagers.
- 3.3 lbs
Light; Mountmellick
Light; Mountmellick
Mountmellick Light Lager is made from 100% Irish 2 row spring barley and the finest European hops. It will create a full-bodied golden Irish Lager Style Beer.
- 0 lbs
Corn Sugar
Corn Sugar
Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.
- 2 oz
Northern Brewer - 8.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Northern Brewer
Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.
- 1 oz
Hallertauer Hersbrucker - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 30 min
Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Mild to strong. 'Noble'.
- 2 oz
Sterling - 7.5 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Sterling
Perceived to be similar to a Saaz and Mt. Hood combination. Finding favor as a Saaz replacement.
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Danstar Nottingham
Danstar Nottingham
The Nottingham strain was selected for its highly flocculant & relatively full attenuation properties. It produces low concentrations of fruity and estery aromas and has been described as neutral for ale yeast, allowing the full natural flavor of malt & hops to develop. The recommended fermentation temperature range of this strain is 14° to 21°C (57° to 70°F) with good tolerance to low fermentation temperatures (12°C/54°F) that allow this strain to be used in lager-style beer. With a relatively high alcohol tolerance, Nottingham is a great choice for creation of higher-alcohol specialty beers!
Style (BJCP)
Category: 1 - Light Lager
Subcategory: B - Standard American Lager
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.036 | 1.040 - 1.050 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.004 | 1.004 - 1.010 | |
| Color: | 5.7 SRM | 2 - 4 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.2% ABV | 4.2% - 5.3% | |
| Bitterness: | 93.8 IBU | 8 - 15 |
