Jean's Light Lager

A light lager for my wife

Brewer:	Will Fisher		Email:	wjfisher3@juno.com
Beer:	Jean's Light Lager		Style:	American Light Lager
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	4 HCU (~4 SRM)		Bitterness:	13 IBU
OG:	1.040		FG:	1.008
Alcohol:	4.1% v/v (3.2% w/w)
Water:	I used bottled spring water from Wal-Mart
Grain:	1 lb. 0 oz. American 6-row 0 lb. 8 oz. Flaked corn
Steep:	Put grains in with one gallon of water and bring to 125°, hold or 30 minutes, bring to 160° and hold another 30 minutes, pour thru strainer into brew kettle and add another gallon of water and bring to a boil
Boil:	45 minutes	SG 1.100	2 gallons
	3 lb. 5 oz. Light malt extract 1 lb. 0 oz. Rice extract 0 lb. 8 oz. Honey
	add 1tsp of irish moss 15 minutes before end of boil. Used Briess Pilsen Super Light extract and brewers grade corn syrup rather than rice extract.
Hops:	0.75 oz. Cluster (6.1% AA, 45 min.) 0.5 oz. Mt. Hood (4.2% AA, 15 min.) 0.5 oz. Mt. Hood (aroma)
Yeast:	mixed 1/2 tsp Wyeast Brewers Choice Nutrient with 1/2 cup warm water and added to wort before pitching 2 Activator slap packs of Wyeast #2035 American Lager yeast
Log:	Brewed 11/01/07, primary 7 days at 50°, secondary 14 days at 50°.
Carbonation:	2.6 volumes	Corn Sugar: 3.24 oz. for 4.3 gallons @ 50°F
	Actually used Coopers carbonation drops, 1 per 12 oz bottle. Carbonation was poor at first because I had it sitting in the cold basement. After bringing upstairs for a week or so it was much improved.
Tasting:	This turned out slightly darker than calculated. Taste is very smooth, also a little heavier bodied than I was shooting for but it tastes so good who cares. My wife was very satisfied and the judge at the local homebrew shop gave it a thumbs up.

Recipe posted 03/10/08.