American Lager Recipe - Troop 344 - honey lager

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Troop 344 - honey lager

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All Grain
3 Gallon(s)
4 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
Used tap water. Used 4# of base malt vs 3.75# in recipe. Start 60 min mash @ 154 end 152. Used a bit more water than in recipe and hit 1.050 og. Added 1 lb honey after boil when wort was around 160 degrees. Pitched around 75 degrees. Fermenting at 56 degrees. Raised to 63 degrees for Diacetyl rest after active fermentation stopped (about day 5). Moved to secondary on November 4 (18 days) FG was 1.009. Reported ABV 5.4%. I liked taste and cannot wait to try this one. Starting cold crash and will lager.

Fermentables

9% - Carapils - Dextrine Malt - US
0.5
33
1
Mash
5% - Honey Malt - CA
0.25
37
25
Mash
68% - Pilsner - US
3.75
34
1
Mash
18% - Honey - US
1
35
1
Late

Hops

Cascade
0.3
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
6.9
13.1
Cascade
0.3
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
6.9
6.5

Yeast

Fermentis Saflager S-23
82%
Fermentis Saflager W-34/70
83%

Other Stuff

Irish Moss
0.5
tsp
Boil
Yeast Nutrient
0.5
tsp
Boil

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
153
60 min

Special Instructions

No special instructions in this recipe

Tasting Notes (1)

RescueDogBeer

Tasted on 12/28/2019 by RescueDogBeer

Notes:

This was a big hit at family Christmas gathering. The taste was great with hint of honey on the finish. Will not change a thing with this.

Recipe Facts

Troop 344 - honey lager
American Lager
  • 3.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 4.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.050 OG
  • 1.009 FG
  • 19.6 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.39 BG:GU
  • 3.8° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 5.3% ABV Alcohol
  • 165 per 12oz Calories
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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: 20
SRM 0
40
SRM: 2-4 / Your SRM: 3.8
ABV 0
14
ABV: 4.2-5.3 / Your ABV: 5.3
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.16-0.45 / Your BG:GU: 0.39

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