Vinegar Ferry Vienna Lager
Vienna Lager • All Grain • 11 gal
We haven't tried this yet since it's been lagering. For brewers like us that have no patience (typically turning a batch around in 10-12 days including force carbonation time), making a lager proved to be an unfair exercise in waiting. Now, it's been lagered for 3 months & we're ready to release it to the neighborhood & the brewers at the local brewpub... The last thing they tasted of ours was the 200 gallons of Belgian Tripel that's written about in the BeerTools articles, so we've got a tough act to follow...
May 12, 2005 pm 11:17pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 11 gal)
- 6.5 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
- 6.5 lbs
American Vienna
American Vienna
Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.
- 2.5 lbs
American Munich
American Munich
Munich Dunkels. Adds color/nutty flavor. Sometimes called Aromatic.
- 2.5 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- 3.0 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- 2.0 oz
Hallertau - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 1.0 oz
Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- .5 oz
Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 1 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
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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.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 3 - European Amber Lager
Subcategory: A - Vienna Lager
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.045 | 1.046 - 1.052 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.010 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 14.6 SRM | 10 - 16 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.5% ABV | 4.5% - 5.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 17.7 IBU | 18 - 30 |
Discussion
Better Than We Hoped For
2008-02-22 2:53pm
This was really good! Just ran across the recipe while looking for a Mexican Lager recipe to see if anyone's made one yet. We've brewed it 2x with the same results each time: can't keep it on tap...
