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Friday Night Lite

Friday Night Lite

Lite American Lager • Partial Mash • 5 gal

mattman

My try at a light American Pilsner.

August 21, 2007 pm 10:26pm

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Ingredients (Partial Mash5 gal)

  • 2.75 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.

  • 1.5 lbs Pale Liquid; Alexanders

    Pale Liquid; Alexanders

    Reportedly lightest colored malt extract available.

  • 1.5 lbs Rice Flaked

    Rice Flaked

    Used to add fermentables without increasing body or flavor. Produces a milder, less grainy tasting beer. Examples: American lagers, Bohemian lagers, Pilsners

  • .5 oz Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 50 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • .5 oz Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • White Labs WLP800 Pilsner Lager

    White Labs WLP800 Pilsner Lager

    Classic pilsner strain from the premier pilsner producer in the Czech Republic. Somewhat dry with a malty finish, this yeast is best suited for European pilsner production.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 1 - Light Lager

Subcategory: A - Lite American Lager

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.031 1.028 - 1.040
Terminal Gravity: 1.003 0.998 - 1.008
Color: 2.6 SRM 2 - 3
Alcohol: 3.7% ABV 2.8% - 4.2%
Bitterness: 12.8 IBU 8 - 12

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