This weekends batch will be a Light American Lager.
Ok you BMC Haters. I know I am going to get some flack for this. I'm ok with it. I am going to make a Lite American Lager. This one will have 30% adjuncts to it and a nice floral finish and should be a refreshing Porch/Lawnmower beer, also it should only have to lager for about 30 days. This is attempt number two at this recipe. The first one was fair so I made some changes, they are as follows: Substituting half of the 2 row with a Pilsner malt, First Wort Hopping this time, and Increasing the Adjuncts. I plan on a 11G batch, splitting the batch using two different yeasts. I have a lager yeast cake that I'm going to pitch half onto (WPL800) that made a great Pilsner, And I'm going to do a Steam beer with the other half using Danstar's Nottingham fermenting down around 60-64.
At this point you may be asking yourself (why make a BMC?). Well my favorite beer style is an English Amber and in the past I have not strayed to far from that style/type. I am trying to expand my brewing processes in an attempt to be a better brewer, as I hope we all would. I have recently started brewing lighter beers (Lagers that are light in Alcohol, Body, and Color) that have lots of character and complexity which is not as easy as it sounds. Personally, I am of the opinion that not everything is about Hop Monsters and High OG! I have enjoyed this journey tremendously and I hope everyone is open minded and gives it a try.
I'm calling this one "Spuds Evil Clone".
BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Spuds Evil Clone
Brewer: Preston Brown
Asst Brewer: Brown_Beer.gif
Style: Lite American Lager
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0) It's a Spudweiser Clone, what do you expect it will tast like!
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 11.50 gal
Boil Size: 13.87 gal
Estimated OG: 1.040 SG
Estimated Color: 2.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 10.6 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
12 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 70.59 %
3 lbs Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM) Grain 17.65 %
2 lbs Rice, Minute Rice (1.0 SRM) Grain 11.76 %
0.75 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] (60 min) (First WortHops 6.8 IBU
0.75 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] (20 min) Hops 3.8 IBU
0.50 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.50 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
2.00 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale
1 Pkgs Pilsner Lager (White Labs #WLP800) Yeast-Lager
Mash Schedule: (PB) Double Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 17.00 lb
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(PB) Double Infusion, Light Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
30 min Protein Rest Add 15.30 qt of water at 132.1 F 122.0 F
90 min Saccrification Add 13.60 qt of water at 187.9 F 150.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 13.60 qt of water at 210.3 F 168.0 F
Cheers!
Preston
EDITED: 5/22/08
I LIKE BEER. All types and styles. Some more than others.
If I had called it a Light American Lager it would have been a different story! (Case in point, Same thread different forum: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=66384 ) Everyone would have gathered around the campfire and toasted the Light American Lager to everyones health and happiness, drank and be marry.
Expand your palate:
I heard it best said here. http://fictionengine.blogspot.com/2008/05/epic-transformation.html
[Quoted]
It’s my habit to try out a new beer wherever I go, and I am always disappointed when a bar sticks to the tried and true favourites, and doesn’t have an obscure local brew lurking at the back of it's fridge.
"I’m even more disappointed, even frustrated, with those of you out there who pick a beer and marry it, until death do you part. Can you really live a full life drinking only Heineken until you shuffle off this mortal coil? Let me put it in perspective for you. If you had a harem of 1000 beautiful woman, but chose only ever to sleep with the classic bleached blonde with the fake tits, would I be right to question your sanity?
So I beg of you to transform your drinking habits today. The next time you go to a bar, or to the bottle store, go for that beer you’ve never even heard of before, and give it a try. Break up with your bog-standard faithful beer, and as an ale-swilling Don Juan, sample as many different brews as you can. Who knows? Maybe the beer of your dreams is out there, waiting for you."[/Quoted]
All I'm trying to say is, be open minded, not everything is about Hop Monsters and Darker Beers. Honestly its not!
Cheers
Preston
Ok you BMC Haters. I know I am going to get some flack for this. I'm ok with it. I am going to make a Lite American Lager. This one will have 30% adjuncts to it and a nice floral finish and should be a refreshing Porch/Lawnmower beer, also it should only have to lager for about 30 days. This is attempt number two at this recipe. The first one was fair so I made some changes, they are as follows: Substituting half of the 2 row with a Pilsner malt, First Wort Hopping this time, and Increasing the Adjuncts. I plan on a 11G batch, splitting the batch using two different yeasts. I have a lager yeast cake that I'm going to pitch half onto (WPL800) that made a great Pilsner, And I'm going to do a Steam beer with the other half using Danstar's Nottingham fermenting down around 60-64.
At this point you may be asking yourself (why make a BMC?). Well my favorite beer style is an English Amber and in the past I have not strayed to far from that style/type. I am trying to expand my brewing processes in an attempt to be a better brewer, as I hope we all would. I have recently started brewing lighter beers (Lagers that are light in Alcohol, Body, and Color) that have lots of character and complexity which is not as easy as it sounds. Personally, I am of the opinion that not everything is about Hop Monsters and High OG! I have enjoyed this journey tremendously and I hope everyone is open minded and gives it a try.
I'm calling this one "Spuds Evil Clone".
BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Spuds Evil Clone
Brewer: Preston Brown
Asst Brewer: Brown_Beer.gif
Style: Lite American Lager
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0) It's a Spudweiser Clone, what do you expect it will tast like!
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 11.50 gal
Boil Size: 13.87 gal
Estimated OG: 1.040 SG
Estimated Color: 2.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 10.6 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
12 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 70.59 %
3 lbs Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM) Grain 17.65 %
2 lbs Rice, Minute Rice (1.0 SRM) Grain 11.76 %
0.75 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] (60 min) (First WortHops 6.8 IBU
0.75 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] (20 min) Hops 3.8 IBU
0.50 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.50 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
2.00 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale
1 Pkgs Pilsner Lager (White Labs #WLP800) Yeast-Lager
Mash Schedule: (PB) Double Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 17.00 lb
----------------------------
(PB) Double Infusion, Light Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
30 min Protein Rest Add 15.30 qt of water at 132.1 F 122.0 F
90 min Saccrification Add 13.60 qt of water at 187.9 F 150.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 13.60 qt of water at 210.3 F 168.0 F
Cheers!
Preston
EDITED: 5/22/08
Thats rather hateful!Maine Homebrewer said:May your neighbors buy your children each a loud drum.
Seriously though, if you like crappy American water with a hint of uric acid then I wish you luck.
I LIKE BEER. All types and styles. Some more than others.
If I had called it a Light American Lager it would have been a different story! (Case in point, Same thread different forum: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=66384 ) Everyone would have gathered around the campfire and toasted the Light American Lager to everyones health and happiness, drank and be marry.
Expand your palate:
I heard it best said here. http://fictionengine.blogspot.com/2008/05/epic-transformation.html
[Quoted]
It’s my habit to try out a new beer wherever I go, and I am always disappointed when a bar sticks to the tried and true favourites, and doesn’t have an obscure local brew lurking at the back of it's fridge.
"I’m even more disappointed, even frustrated, with those of you out there who pick a beer and marry it, until death do you part. Can you really live a full life drinking only Heineken until you shuffle off this mortal coil? Let me put it in perspective for you. If you had a harem of 1000 beautiful woman, but chose only ever to sleep with the classic bleached blonde with the fake tits, would I be right to question your sanity?
So I beg of you to transform your drinking habits today. The next time you go to a bar, or to the bottle store, go for that beer you’ve never even heard of before, and give it a try. Break up with your bog-standard faithful beer, and as an ale-swilling Don Juan, sample as many different brews as you can. Who knows? Maybe the beer of your dreams is out there, waiting for you."[/Quoted]
All I'm trying to say is, be open minded, not everything is about Hop Monsters and Darker Beers. Honestly its not!
Cheers
Preston