This recipe has been brewed 3 time(s)
Brew Session: Scooter McGinty's Amber Lager
RescueDogBeer
8/12/2019 12:00:00 AM
- Water Infusion
- Mash/Boil
- Fermentation
- Conditioning
Followed recipe for grain and hop additions. I used tap water for first time for this beer. 3 gallons in Mash with 1.5 gallons for a dunk sparge. Mash brought up to 157 and let it set. After 30 minutes, mash was 152. Final mash temp 151.Cooled with immersion chiller to 70. OG was 1.053. O2 for 24 seconds. Pitched dry yeast packets (2-11gram). Raised for Diacetyl rest on day 8...held for 6 days. Transferred to carboy for cold crash (Aug 27). FG was 1.016. 4.9 ABV. Kegged on Oct 6 - ...
Brew Session: Scooter McGinty's Amber Lager
RescueDogBeer
4/30/2019 12:00:00 AM
- Water Infusion
- Mash/Boil
- Fermentation
- Conditioning
Activity in airlock is not spectacular in 24 hours. Very consistent with mash temp. Aeration with pure O2 for 36 seconds. Pitched dry. Fermentation at 55 degrees. ___________Fermentation seemed to take off at 24-36 hours. Good airlock activity for 3 days. Raised temp to 63 degrees on day 8.__________I can't remember how long for diacety rest...maybe 4 to 6 days. FG was 1.012. kegged. Haven't tasted carbonated yet but it seems spot on for what I was shooting for.Very good results. ...
Brew Session: Scooter McGinty's Amber Lager
RescueDogBeer
3/6/2019 12:00:00 AM
- Water Infusion
BIAB - mashed in 3 gallons @152 for 60 minutes. Dunk sparged in 1.5 gallons @ 170 for 10 minutes. Combined wort. Approx .5 gallon loss to grain absorption. Boil approx 4 gallons for 60 minutes with hop schedule. I hit OG exactly with 1.052. Fermented at 55 degrees until March 18 (12 days). Raised temp to 62 for 2.5 days. Transferred to secondary on day 15. My FG was 1.020.....way off from the 1.009 the recipe builder said I would get. I didn't see the large Krausen ring in the ...
Recipe Facts
- 3.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
- 4.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
- 60 min Boil Time
- 1.052 OG
- 1.009 FG
- 21.6 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
- 0.42 BG:GU
- 8.2° SRM Color
- 75% Efficiency
- 5.4% ABV Alcohol
- 170 per 12oz Calories