Mike's Boston Lager

Brewer:	Mike		Email:	porterfellman@sprintmail.com
Beer:	Mike's Boston Lager		Style:	American Pilsener
Type:	All grain		Size:	10 gallons
Color:	9 HCU (~7 SRM)		Bitterness:	35 IBU
OG:	1.053		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	5.3% v/v (4.2% w/w)
Water:	Use filtered water
Grain:	16 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. American crystal 60L
Mash:	85% efficiency
	100° Acid rest for 10 minutes, a protein rest at 122° for 20 minutes, then 150° for 30 minutes or until coversion is complete. Mash out at 168° .
Boil:	90 minutes	SG 1.044	12 gallons
	Add Irish moss in the last 15 minutes of the boil
Hops:	2.75 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Hallertauer Mittelfruh (5% AA, 45 min.) 1 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Hallertauer Mittelfruh (aroma)
Yeast:	Wyeast's 2206 Barvatian Lager Yeast, use a starter
Log:	Dry hopp using 1/2 oz of Hallertauer Mittelfruh in the secondary fermentor.
Tasting:	After fermentation is complete I recommend chilling the beer to 34° for 24 hours then filtering it to avoid a chill haze. this recipe turns out great, and if you filter it, it will be as brillant and bright as any commercially available micro brew beer.

Recipe posted 12/28/99.