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Caleb Meinke of Cambridge, Wisconsin, a member of the Madison Brewers and Tasters Guild, won a gold medal in Category 1: Pale American Beer during the 2022 National Homebrew Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Meinke’s American light lager (1A) was chosen first out of 91 entries in the category.
Browse hundreds of National Homebrew Competition medal-winning recipes from the best homebrewers around the world.
Caleb Meinke of Cambridge, Wisconsin, a member of the Madison Brewers and Tasters Guild, won a gold medal in Category 1: Pale American Beer during the 2022 National Homebrew Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Meinke’s American light lager (1A) was chosen first out of 91 entries in the category.
Ingredients:
- MALTS
- 3 lb. (1.36 kg) 2-row brewer’s malt
- 3 lb. (1.36 kg) Pilsner malt
- 1 lb. (0.45 kg) Flaked corn
- HOPS
- 0.5 oz. (14g) Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, 4.4% a.a. @ 60 min
- 0.5 oz. (14g) Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, 4.4% a.a. @ 15 min
- YEAST
- 380 billion cells Imperial L17 Harvest
- WATER
- 34 ppm Ca, 10 ppm Mg, 3 ppm Na, 35 ppm Cl, 75 ppm SO4, 16 HCO3
Specifications:
Yield: 5.25 US gal. (19.9 L)
Original Gravity: 1.044 (11°P)
Final Gravity: 1.008 (2.1°P)
ABV: 4.8%
IBU: 12
SRM: 3
Efficiency: 76%
Directions:
As with most lager beer, quality water and a large, healthy pitch of yeast are everything in this beer. Start with a clean, neutral water base (RO recommended), and push that cell count up to 1.5 to 1.75 million cells/mL/degree Plato. Enjoy!
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