American Lager Recipe - American Lager extract

Recipe Info

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American Lager extract

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Extract
5.5 Gallon(s)
4 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
Adapted from Briess recipe: https://www.brewingwithbriess.com/recipes/beer/display/willies-back-forty

This recipe was cloned from American Wheat RiteBrew extract.

Fermentables

100% - Liquid Malt Extract - Briess Golden Light
6.6
42
10
Extract

Hops

Saaz
1.5
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
3.8
19.6
Saaz
1.5
Pellet
Boil
5 min(s)
3.8
3.9

Yeast

Fermentis Saflager W-34/70
83%

Other Stuff

Irish Moss
1
tsp
Boil

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Bring 4 gallons of water to boil.
2.
Remove heat; stir in & fully dissolve all extract(s).
3.
Bring to boil; start :60 timer & follow hops schedule.
4.
Add Irish Moss at :15
5.
At flame-out, add cold water to bring wort volume to 5.5 gallons.
6.
Chill/rack wort to primary at 70 deg.
7.
Pitch yeast; primary at 68-70 deg until fermentation starts.
8.
When fermantation has started at room temp, primary at 58-62 deg for 2 weeks.
9.
After 2 weeks in primary, rack to secondary at 58-62 deg. Allow 2-3 weeks in secondary.
10.
For bottling: Add 4.5 oz corn sugar to 1 cup water & boil for 5 min. Chill to room temp.
11.
Bottle & condition at 62 deg for 2-3 weeks.

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Recipe Facts

American Lager extract
American Lager
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 4.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.050 OG
  • 1.009 FG
  • 23.5 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.47 BG:GU
  • 8.3° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 5.4% ABV Alcohol
  • 166 per 12oz Calories
Clone This Recipe

American Lager

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.040-1.050 / Your OG: 1.050
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.004-1.010 / Your FG: 1.009
IBU 0
120
IBU: 8-18 / Your IBU: 24
SRM 0
40
SRM: 2-4 / Your SRM: 8.3
ABV 0
14
ABV: 4.2-5.3 / Your ABV: 5.4
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.16-0.45 / Your BG:GU: 0.47

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