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Ol' Frig Lager

Ol' Frig Lager

American Wheat or Rye Beer • All Grain • 5 gal

RITiger41

Lawn mower beer.

August 17, 2008 pm 02:51pm

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 4.0 lbs English 2-row Lager

    English 2-row Lager

  • 3.0 lbs German Wheat Malt Light

    German Wheat Malt Light

    Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.

  • 1.0 lbs German Light Munich

    German Light Munich

    For a desired malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.

  • 0.25 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • 0.50 lbs Crystal Malt 20°L

    Crystal Malt 20°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

  • 1.0 oz Hallertauer Tradition - 4.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Hallertauer Tradition

    Fine, 'Noble'.

  • 0.50 oz Tettnanger - 3.7 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 0.50 oz Hallertauer Tradition - 4.0 AA% whole; boiled 10 min

    Hallertauer Tradition

    Fine, 'Noble'.

  • 1.0 oz Spalt Spalter - 3.5 AA% pellets; boiled 3 min

    Spalt Spalter

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • Wyeast 2308 Munich Lager™

    Wyeast 2308 Munich Lager™

    A unique strain, capable of producing fine lagers. Very smooth, well-rounded and full-bodied. Benefits from temperature rise for diacetyl rest.

Notes

Pitched yeast at 75` then reduced temperature to 56` over four days for primary (two weeks). Racked to secondary drop temperature to 46`-48` (two weeks), then held at 34`-38` for 6 weeks. Prior to bottling raised temperature to 60` for two days. Primed with corn sugar.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer

Subcategory: D - American Wheat or Rye Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.045 1.040 - 1.055
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 6.0 SRM 3 - 6
Alcohol: 4.6% ABV 4% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 22.3 IBU 15 - 30

Discussion

RITiger41

Placed 3rd

2008-08-17 2:55pm

Finished 3rd in the 2008 UNYHA Competition, Light Hybrid Beer, 6A. Blonde Ale

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