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| The Red Lager |
Crispy clean light colored red lager beer. Patience up front during fermentation pays off.
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| Yield: 6 Gallons |
Original Gravity: 1.048 |
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| IBU: 23 |
Final Gravity: 1.012 |
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ABV: 4.79% |
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Instructions:
Split grains in 2 grain bags and steep @156F for 45 minutes
Drain bags, rinse with hot water, and remove grain bags
Dissolve Pale Malt Extract syrup then add 1 oz Hallertau hops
Bring to boil: total boil time is 30 minutes
Add 1oz Hallertau hops after 5 minutes of boil
Add 1/2 tsp Irish moss after 15 minutes of boil
Add 1 oz Fuggle hops after 23 minutes of boil
pour cooled wort into fermenter; top off with chilled tap water to 5.5 - 6 gallons
Add yeast when wort is appx 75F
Once fermentation begins; cool to 55F
After 5 or 6 days of fermentation, perform a diacetyl rest by warming beer up to room temp for 24-48 hours
transfer beer to secondary fermentation vessel. If not usign a secondary fermenter, cool beer down to 40-50F for 14 days or more
Bottle or keg; allow to condition for at least 1 week and then enjoy
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