Labels:text | black and white OCR: Extra Light are all very appealing, and I wish I had the time to try them all in every combi- (continued from front cover) nation. My first batch with Extra Light used pelletized Fuggle for flavoring (114 corn. The advent of William's Extra oz.) and pelletized Cascade (1 oz.) for Light, a malt extract mashed with brew- aroma. The overall hop flavor and bal- ance with the delicate malt and corn fla- ers corn flakes, has made the production of lighter, less satiating American style vor was good, though for my second beers as simple as boiling malt extract batch I substituted loose English Kent with hops. We have formulated our Goldings for aroma (34 oz.) for a richer Extra Light along the lines of the "super and spicier hop character. Hops are the spice of brewing, adding complexity and premium" American-style beers, with 27% brewers corn flakes and 73% klages intriguing flavors. Like spice, the trick is to know which hops (and which hop two-row pale malt, for a lighter and crisper malt and corn flavor without combinations) work best. As our Extra Light is brand new, we leave it to you to burying the malt flavor or losing sub- determine your own favorites, which is stantial head retention. Like our other malt extracts, great care is taken in con- what the pleasure of home brewing is all about: the freedom to experiment and densing to minimize heat and preserve the fresh. just-mashed flavor and light make your own personal beer, tailored to your taste or whim. color. The American Ale recipe below pro- duces a light American-style ale, suit- able for either quick ale aging or longer refrigerated lagering. The American Premium recipe, if fermented at a steady temperature and aged under re- frigeration, will produce a lager beer in a style similar to many popular Ameri- can lagers. American Ale 6 lbs. William's Extra Light When brewing with our Extra Light. 114 oz. Fuggle hops for flavoring keep in mind that the lighter malt and 1. oz. East Kent Golding for aroma corn flavor will expose any flavor defect 1 pack William's Ale Yeast 5 oz. corn sugar for carbonation. to a greater degree than heavier all-malt worts; sterilize your brewing equipment Brew American ale as per the ale in- thoroughly, and make sure fermenta- structions in my book Home Beermak- tion temperature is steady, ideally by ing or by your own method. A water bath using a water bath in the warmer sum- during fermentation will keep the mer months. A water bath is simply a temperature steady in the warmer tub of water (our 8 gallon brewing pot months for a smoother flavor. works fine) in which your fermenter is placed so the water is about midway, which buffers temperature variations. American Premium A brewing thermometer is placed in the 6 lbs. William's Extra Light water bath to monitor the temperature 11/4 oz. pelletized Cascade for flavoring of the fermenting beer, and ice can eas- 14 oz. pelletized Perle for aroma ily be added to the water if desired to 1 Amateur Brewer L liquid lager yeast quell late afternoon heat. For more in; starter or 2 packs Red Star Lager yeast 5 oz. corn sugar for carbonation formation on water baths, request our free information sheet #11 when With American Premium, unless you ordering. have a controlled temperature fermen- When formulating a recipe using our tation area, a water bath is necessary in new Extra Light, keep it simple for the the warmer months to keep the fermen- first batch so you can taste the unique tation temperature steady. Cap after blend of malt and corn flavors. The deli- fermentation and age at room tempera- cate malt and corn flavor is an ideal base ture for 7 days to build carbonation, then for interesting aromatic hops; Cascade, refrigerate until the chill haze drops out Perle, Fuggle, and East Kent Goldings (about 3 weeks) before drinking.
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