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Liquid Gold
Seemed like a good idea. The lagering method seems a little cockamamy but it paid off, this is a nice tasting brew.
| Brewer: | The Sloth | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Liquid Gold | Style: | American Premium Lager | |||||
| Type: | Extract | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 20 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.047 | FG: | 1.008 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.0% v/v (4.0% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Boiled tap water | |||||||
| Grain: | 1 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) | |||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.094 | 2.5 gallons | |||||
| 6 lb. Light malt extract | ||||||||
| Steep the carapils in water that is braught to a boil over about 30 minutes. On my stove top i clicked one setting higher every 5 minutes. Once the water is vboiling pull the grains, then add your malt and hops. BUT only boil 5.75lb of extract at this time. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Spalt (6.75% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 20 min.) .5 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 7 min.) |
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| Yeast: | wyeast #2035 American Lager. Pitch the yeast 24 hours in advance into a .5 gallon/.25lb extract mixture that has vbeen vboiled and cooled to 73°. | |||||||
| Log: | Pitch yeast into mixture at 73°. Over the next twelve hours lower temp to 53°. Leave for 10 days. Bring back to 73° over next four days. Rack once fermentation has subsided, then drop to 45° over the next 5 days. Leave for 20 days. Bring back to 73° over next 2 days. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 2.6 volumes | Honey: 5.01 oz. for 5 gallons @ 55°F | ||||||
| Prime and store at room temperature. Once chilled again don't allow to warm up again. | ||||||||
| Tasting: | Serve around 50° | |||||||
Recipe posted 05/25/01.
