McBoston Lager
Vienna Lager • All Grain • 5.5 gal
Session Boston Lager.
November 5, 2008 am 10:27am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 7 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
- 3.5 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- .75 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- 1 oz
Hallertauer Mittelfrüher - 5.8 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Hallertauer Mittelfrüher
Fine, 'Noble'.
- 1 oz
Saaz - 2.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 1 oz
Hallertauer Mittelfrüher - 5.8 AA% pellets; boiled 2 min
Hallertauer Mittelfrüher
Fine, 'Noble'.
-
Wyeast 2206 Bavarian Lager
Wyeast 2206 Bavarian Lager
Used by many German breweries to produce rich, full-bodied, malty beers. Good choice for Bocks and Dopplebocks.
Notes
Brewed 11/14/08. Mash at 150. Actually used Tradition hops instead of Hallartau. O.G. 1.057. Calculated efficiency at 75%. Into secondary 11/28/08 at 1.015. To keg 12/28/08 at 1.014.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 3 - European Amber Lager
Subcategory: A - Vienna Lager
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.056 | 1.046 - 1.052 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.010 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 11.3 SRM | 10 - 16 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.6% ABV | 4.5% - 5.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 29.7 IBU | 18 - 30 |
Discussion
Decent clone
2009-02-25 10:16am
This beer turned out quite nice. Great head, session beer. Medium hop flavor and aroma, with a slight fruitiness. The fruitiness would probably dissipated with longer lagering, but I drank it all because it tasted right. As I recall, the real Boston Lager has a slight fruitiness.
