National Lite
Lite American Lager • Extract • 5 gal
Just a simple good lite beer! With a bit of a kick on the alcohol %.
December 16, 2009 pm 02:27pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 4.0 lbs
Dry Extra Light Extract
Dry Extra Light Extract
For making very pale ales and lagers.
- 4.0 lbs
White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
Common household table/baking sugar. Lightens flavor and body of beer. Can contribute a cider-like flavor to the beer if not cold-fermented or used in large quantities.
- 0.4 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- .5 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
A dried red-brown marine algae. Fining agent to remove large proteins. Negatively charged polymer attracts positively charged protein-tannin complexes (extracted from grain husks and hops) during the boil. This action is aided by the clumping of proteins in the boiling process. Irish moss settles to the bottom of the brew kettle with spent hops and hot break material at the end of the boil.
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White Labs WLP060 American Ale Yeast Blend
White Labs WLP060 American Ale Yeast Blend
Our most popular yeast strain is WLP001, California Ale Yeast. This blend celebrates the strengths of California- clean, neutral fermentation, versatile usage, and adds two other strains that belong to the same 'clean/neutral' flavor category. The additional strains create complexity to the finished beer. This blend tastes more lager like than WLP001. Hop flavors and bitterness are accentuated, but not to the extreme of California. Slight sulfur will be produced during fermentation.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 1 - Light Lager
Subcategory: A - Lite American Lager
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.072 | 1.028 - 1.040 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.006 | 0.998 - 1.008 | |
| Color: | 2.0 SRM | 2 - 3 | |
| Alcohol: | 8.7% ABV | 2.8% - 4.2% | |
| Bitterness: | 8.9 IBU | 8 - 12 |
