Pale Steam

This beer may be more of a Steam Beer than a Helles Lager, but the grain bill and the intentions keep it in the lager category.
I view this beer as a back door approach to lagering. I have a fermentation box that does a good job of keeping the temps consistently low, but I'm not sure if I'm quite up to the time committment that lagers usually require. This will be a start and probably close enough.

Brewer:	Nathan Shackelford		Email:	nathan@shackelford.org
Beer:	Pale Steam		Style:	California Common
Type:	All grain		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	8 HCU (~6 SRM)		Bitterness:	38 IBU
OG:	1.050		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	4.9% v/v (3.9% w/w)
Grain:	0 lb. German Pilsner 1 lb. American Munich 8 oz. Belgian aromatic 8 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. Wheat malt 4 oz. Belgian biscuit
Mash:	70% efficiency
	Protein rest @ 120F for 30 minutes. Mash @ 152F for 30 minutes. Mash out @ 168F for 10 minutes.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.042	6.5 gallons
	Irish Moss @ 30 minutes.
Hops:	1 oz. Northern Brewer (7.7% AA, 45 min.) .5 oz. Northern Brewer (7.7% AA, 20 min.) .5 oz. Northern Brewer (7.7% AA, 5 min.) 1 oz. Northern Brewer (aroma)
Yeast:	Whites Labs 810 SF Lager Yeast. 1 quart starter.
Log:	Ferment @ 55 degrees for 10 days. Dry Hop with 1 oz. Northern Brewer Hops Secondary @ 55F for 7 days. Polyclar on 4th day. Bottle with 3/4 c. corn sugar. Condition for 10 days (or until carbonated) @ 75F. Lager bottles @ 40F for 2 weeks.

Recipe posted 07/25/02.