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Sterling DopplePils
This is a loose adaptation of a pilsner done with corn adjunct and the Sterling Hop. Brewed to a high O.G. and finishing low it is quite strong
| Brewer: | Mike Collins | Email: | mchcllns@yahoo.com | |||||
| Beer: | Sterling DopplePils | Style: | Bohemian Pilsener | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 60 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.084 | FG: | 1.009 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 9.7% v/v (7.6% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Distilled, gypsumed water for mashing, and charcoal filtered tap water for the sparge. | |||||||
| Grain: | 12 lb. American 2-row .75 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 2.25 lb. Flaked corn |
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| Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
| Mash crushed malt with corn @149° for 60 minutes, then sparge to 6 gallons with 170° water. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 90 minutes | SG 1.070 | 6 gallons | |||||
| 1 full tsp irish moss at 15 minutes remaining. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 2.25 oz. Sterling Pellets (6.2% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Sterling Pellets (6.2% AA, 45 min.) .5 oz. Sterling Pellets (6.2% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Sterling Pellets (6.2% AA, 15 min.) 1.25 oz. Sterling Pellets (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | Plain old dry SAF lager yeast. Pitched after force cooling of wort and syphoning off of the trub deposit and heavy aeration. | |||||||
| Log: | Ferment First day at room temp then cool to 60° for 3 days, then 55° for 3 days. Rack to secondary @ 1.035 then Hold @ 55° for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks in secondary (or reching 1.009) rack and bottle with corn Sugar and Condition for 3 weeks. then Bottle Lager(age) for 6 weeks to 6 months. |
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| Tasting: | Some malt seetness but a lot of Saazish aroma and flavor, lots of alcohol tingle. Must chill cool. | |||||||
Recipe posted 04/17/05.
