Lowenbrau Dark Clone
Dark American Lager • All Grain • 5.50 gal
Taken out of the Beer Captured book. Mashed 25 minutes at 125*F and 60 minutes at 150*F. Reused the Mexican Lager yeast cake from 2 previous batches. Pitched 1.25 quarts of slurry at 63*F.
March 20, 2008 pm 10:11pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.50 gal)
- 8.51 lbs
German 2-row Pils
German 2-row Pils
- 1.12 lbs
Belgian Caramunich
Belgian Caramunich
Caramel, full flavor, copper color. For Belgian ales, German smoked and bocks.
- 0.51 lbs
German Dark Munich
German Dark Munich
Enhances body and aroma. Stout, schwarzbier, brown ale, dark and amber ales.
- 0.20 lbs
English Chocolate Malt
English Chocolate Malt
Dark malt that gives a rich red or brown color and nutty flavor. Use for: Brown ales, porters, some stouts Maintains some malty flavor, not as dark as roasted malt.
- 0.51 lbs
Barley Flaked
Barley Flaked
Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.
- 0.8 oz
Tettnanger - 2.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 0.4 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.
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White Labs WLP940 Mexican Lager
White Labs WLP940 Mexican Lager
From Mexico City, this yeast produces clean lager beer, with a crisp finish. Good for Mexican style light lagers, as well as dark lagers. Available March-April
Style (BJCP)
Category: 4 - Dark Lager
Subcategory: A - Dark American Lager
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.050 | 1.044 - 1.056 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.010 | 1.008 - 1.012 | |
| Color: | 18.1 SRM | 14 - 22 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.3% ABV | 4.2% - 6% | |
| Bitterness: | 22.9 IBU | 8 - 20 |
