This classic Bavarian celebration lager is all about the malt. Noble hop flavor and aroma take a backseat in this clean, medium-bodied style that has a pleasant grainy sweetness. Brew up this great German lager now to enjoy it the spring.
This classic Bavarian celebration lager is all about the malt. Noble hop flavor and aroma take a backseat in this clean, medium-bodied style that has a pleasant grainy sweetness. Brew up this great German lager now to enjoy it the spring.
Ingredients:
- 4 pounds Alexander's pale malt extract
- 2 pounds American two-row pale malt
- 1 lb Vienna malt
- 1 lb dextrin malt
- 0.25 pound 40 ºL crystal malt
- 1 ounce Perle pellets, 6.2% AA (60 minutes)
- 0.5 ounce German Hallertau pellets, 4.7% AA (5 minutes)
- Wyeast No. 2206 Bavarian lager yeast
- 0.75 cup corn sugar (to prime)
Specifications:
Yield: 5 gallons (19 L)
Original Gravity: 1.055
Final Gravity: 1.017
ABV: 5%
Boil Time: 60 minutes
Directions:
- Mash grains at 152 ºF for 60 minutes in 1.5 gallons of water. Sparge with 2 gallons of water at 170 ºF.
- Primary fermentation:7 days at 55 ºF in glass
- Secondary fermentation:7 days at 55 ºF in glass
- Tertiary fermentation:14 days at 37 ºF in glass
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