Strong Happy Toby Doggie Lager - 2010

Named after our strong happy yellow mutt, Toby.
Made with a variety of left-over ingredients, just like Toby.

Brewer:	Larry Maler		Email:	larrymaler@hotmail.com
Beer:	Strong Happy Toby Doggie Lager - 2010		Style:	Classic American Pilsener
Type:	All grain		Size:	25 liters
Color:	6 HCU (~5 SRM)		Bitterness:	70 IBU
OG:	1.062		FG:	1.015
Alcohol:	6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w)
Water:	Soft water, no adjustment.
Grain:	3.1 lb. 2-Row (Briess) 2 lb. Pale malt (Maris Otter) 2 lb. 6-row (Briess) 1.5 lb. Flaked corn 1.2 lb. Pilsener malt (Rahr) 1 lb. Rice 1 lb. Flaked barley 1 lb. Powdered malt (Korean; not DME) 9.6 oz. Wheat malt (Rahr) 1.6 oz. Carapils (Briess) 1.2 oz. Crystal 60L (Briess) 0.56 oz. Victory malt (Briess)
Mash:	81% efficiency
	126°F 30 minutes, 150°F 2 hours.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.056	27.4 liters
	First quota of hopes added to sparge runoff: i.e. "first-wort hopping" At 10 minutes before end of boil, 1 teaspoon of Irish Moss was added with the hop quota for that time.
Hops:	14g Summit (18.5% AA, 90 min.) 14g Summit (18.5% AA, 30 min.) 14g Summit (18.5% AA, 20 min.) 14g Summit (18.5% AA, 10 min.)
Yeast:	SafLager Munich yeast, saved from the bottom of the fermenter of a previous batch; a 2-quart starter was made.
Log:	Started: 31 Dec 2009 Fermented at 56°F. Siphoned: 24 Jan 2010 Lagered at 50°F. Bottled: 3 Apr 2010
Carbonation:	1.8 volumes	Cane Sugar: 58.1g for 23.5 liters @ 52°F
Tasting:	Fabulous hop bitterness. Enough hop flavor to let you know it's there, but without resiny overkill. Very drinkable. Not overly carbonated, which makes it even more drinkable.

Recipe posted 04/25/10.