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- #1 AUSTRALIAN STYLE LAGER
-
- Ingredients for 5 gallons:
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- 3.75 lbs Coopers Australian Draught Malt Extract
- 2 lbs Clover Honey
- 1 lb Cracked Crystal Malt
- .5 oz Kent Goldings Pelletized (for boiling)
- .5 oz Hallertauer Compressed Flowers (for finishing)
- 2 tsp Gypsum
- 1.5 cu Dextrose
- 1.5 oz Oak Chips
- 2 pkt Vierka Lager Yeast
-
-
- Ensuring that your crystal malt is cracked (use a grain mill or
- rolling pin), put it into 2 gallons of cold water and bring it to
- a light boil (not rolling). Strain out the grains and husks.
-
- Add the malt extract, honey, gypsum, dextrose, and Kent Goldings.
- Bring the wort to a boil and keep it there, stirring to prevent
- scorching, for about 50 minutes.
-
- Add the Hallertauer hops and reduce the heat after about 4 minutes.
- Sparge into 3.5 gallons of cold water in your primary fermenter.
- Add the oak chips to the fermenter and let stand.
-
- My primary fermentation was only for a period of 3 days after which
- I racked the beer into a carboy and lagered it at 40 degrees for an
- additional 6 days. Since I keg my beer, I racked it into a stainless
- steel cornelius keg and allowed it to continue to condition at about
- 40 degrees (F). I primed with .5 cu dried amber malt extract.
-
- Your original gravity should correct to about 1.043. My final
- gravity was 1.009.
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- #2 SPECIAL AMBER LAGER
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- Ingredients for 5 gallons:
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- 1.8 kg Ironmaster Pilsner Lager Extract
- 1 lb Crystal Malt
- 1 lb Orange Blossom Honey
- 1.5 lbs Laaglander Dried Amber Malt
- 1 lb Sugar Cane Molasses
- 2 tsp Gypsum
- 2 pkt Red Star Lager Yeast
- 1.5 oz Hallertauer/Hersbrucker Compressed Hops
- (.5 - boiling / .5 - finishing / .5 - dry)
-
- Taking care that your crystal is cracked, add to 2 gallons of cold
- water and bring to a light boil. Strain the grains and husks.
-
- Add the remaining ingredients except leave out 1 oz hops for
- finishing and dry hopping.
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- Boil for 45 minutes and add .5 oz finishing hops and reduce heat
- for 5 minutes. Sparge into awaiting 3.5 gallons of water in your
- primary fermenter. When cooled, add the remaining .5 oz hops and
- pitch yeast.
-
- This is a very quick fermenting beer. Mine is usually done with
- the most of its active fermentation in less than 5 days.
- Unfortunately, I broke my hydrometer when I was attempting to read
- this batch and so I can't supply an O.G. I have made many beers
- similar to this and can offer these targets O.G. ~1.043 - 1.049
- F.G. ~1.012 - 1.015
-
- A note of caution, while I said this is normally a quickly
- fermenting beer, on more than one occasion I have had it get stuck,
- so take whatever precautions are necessary. I believe this is due
- to the Vierka yeast used. While it is a quality dry yeast, it can
- be a little slow starting.
-
- This beer was racked to a carboy 3 days later and lagered at 40
- degrees (F) for an additional 10 days. It was then transferred to
- a stainless steel cornelius keg and primed with .75 cu dried amber
- malt extract and conditioned at 40 degrees (F) for another three
- weeks. Exceptional body, and good head retention are characteristics
- of this beer. I have yet to enter this one in competition, but plan
- on doing so soon.
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- #3 RED MOUTH ALE
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- Ingredients for 5 gallons (although you may decide to brew
- a much smaller batch!)
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- 4 lbs Mountmellick Light Lager Extract
- .5 lb Cracked Crystal Malt
- .5 lb Roasted Black Barley
- 2 lbs Clover Honey
- 2 lbs Dried Amber Malt
- 1.5 oz Norther Brewer Pelletized Hops (boiling)
- .5 oz Hallertauer Pelletized Hops (finishing)
- 3 tsp Gypsum
- 1 lb Jalapeno Peppers
- 1 pkt Red Star Ale Yeast
- 1 pkt Vierka Lager Yeast
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- Ensuring that all specialty grains are cracked, add them to 1.5
- gallons of cold water and bring to a light boil. Strain the
- grains and husks.
-
- Remove the stems from the peppers and crush them.
-
- Add the remaining ingredients with the exception of the jalapeno
- peppers and finishing hops. Bring the wort to a boil, stirring
- constantly, for about 50 minutes. Add the jalapeno peppers and
- reduce the heat for an additional 10 minutes. At this time, add
- the finishing hops and continue with the reduced heat for an
- additional 5 minutes.
-
- Pour wort into awaiting 4 gallons of cold water in your primary
- fermenter. When cool, pitch yeast. Primary fermentation should
- be complete within 14 days at room temperature (65 - 70 was the
- temperature when I did it). O.G. - 1.067 F.G. - 1.017
-
- WOW! I don't recommend drinking this stuff by itself. Either have
- a chaser handy, or make a beer bloody mary (quite good!). I've
- often used this when cooking some of my 'soon-to-be-relatively-
- semi-world-famous-chilli' with excellent results. This batch was
- made purely on a dare (I like hot foods and so do my friends) and
- a whim. It really wasn't that bad, but it will definitely warm
- you up on a cold winters night!
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- *** WARNING - Not for the light of heart!