Friday Night Lite
Lite American Lager • Partial Mash • 5 gal
My try at a light American Pilsner.
August 21, 2007 pm 10:26pm
Ingredients (Partial Mash, 5 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'.
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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 |
