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#1 AUSTRALIAN STYLE LAGER
Ingredients for 5 gallons:
3.75 lbs Coopers Australian Draught Malt Extract
2 lbs Clover Honey
1 lb Cracked Crystal Malt
.5 oz Kent Goldings Pelletized (for boiling)
.5 oz Hallertauer Compressed Flowers (for finishing)
2 tsp Gypsum
1.5 cu Dextrose
1.5 oz Oak Chips
2 pkt Vierka Lager Yeast
Ensuring that your crystal malt is cracked (use a grain mill or
rolling pin), put it into 2 gallons of cold water and bring it to
a light boil (not rolling). Strain out the grains and husks.
Add the malt extract, honey, gypsum, dextrose, and Kent Goldings.
Bring the wort to a boil and keep it there, stirring to prevent
scorching, for about 50 minutes.
Add the Hallertauer hops and reduce the heat after about 4 minutes.
Sparge into 3.5 gallons of cold water in your primary fermenter.
Add the oak chips to the fermenter and let stand.
My primary fermentation was only for a period of 3 days after which
I racked the beer into a carboy and lagered it at 40 degrees for an
additional 6 days. Since I keg my beer, I racked it into a stainless
steel cornelius keg and allowed it to continue to condition at about
40 degrees (F). I primed with .5 cu dried amber malt extract.
Your original gravity should correct to about 1.043. My final
gravity was 1.009.
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#2 SPECIAL AMBER LAGER
Ingredients for 5 gallons:
1.8 kg Ironmaster Pilsner Lager Extract
1 lb Crystal Malt
1 lb Orange Blossom Honey
1.5 lbs Laaglander Dried Amber Malt
1 lb Sugar Cane Molasses
2 tsp Gypsum
2 pkt Red Star Lager Yeast
1.5 oz Hallertauer/Hersbrucker Compressed Hops
(.5 - boiling / .5 - finishing / .5 - dry)
Taking care that your crystal is cracked, add to 2 gallons of cold
water and bring to a light boil. Strain the grains and husks.
Add the remaining ingredients except leave out 1 oz hops for
finishing and dry hopping.
Boil for 45 minutes and add .5 oz finishing hops and reduce heat
for 5 minutes. Sparge into awaiting 3.5 gallons of water in your
primary fermenter. When cooled, add the remaining .5 oz hops and
pitch yeast.
This is a very quick fermenting beer. Mine is usually done with
the most of its active fermentation in less than 5 days.
Unfortunately, I broke my hydrometer when I was attempting to read
this batch and so I can't supply an O.G. I have made many beers
similar to this and can offer these targets O.G. ~1.043 - 1.049
F.G. ~1.012 - 1.015
A note of caution, while I said this is normally a quickly
fermenting beer, on more than one occasion I have had it get stuck,
so take whatever precautions are necessary. I believe this is due
to the Vierka yeast used. While it is a quality dry yeast, it can
be a little slow starting.
This beer was racked to a carboy 3 days later and lagered at 40
degrees (F) for an additional 10 days. It was then transferred to
a stainless steel cornelius keg and primed with .75 cu dried amber
malt extract and conditioned at 40 degrees (F) for another three
weeks. Exceptional body, and good head retention are characteristics
of this beer. I have yet to enter this one in competition, but plan
on doing so soon.
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#3 RED MOUTH ALE
Ingredients for 5 gallons (although you may decide to brew
a much smaller batch!)
4 lbs Mountmellick Light Lager Extract
.5 lb Cracked Crystal Malt
.5 lb Roasted Black Barley
2 lbs Clover Honey
2 lbs Dried Amber Malt
1.5 oz Norther Brewer Pelletized Hops (boiling)
.5 oz Hallertauer Pelletized Hops (finishing)
3 tsp Gypsum
1 lb Jalapeno Peppers
1 pkt Red Star Ale Yeast
1 pkt Vierka Lager Yeast
Ensuring that all specialty grains are cracked, add them to 1.5
gallons of cold water and bring to a light boil. Strain the
grains and husks.
Remove the stems from the peppers and crush them.
Add the remaining ingredients with the exception of the jalapeno
peppers and finishing hops. Bring the wort to a boil, stirring
constantly, for about 50 minutes. Add the jalapeno peppers and
reduce the heat for an additional 10 minutes. At this time, add
the finishing hops and continue with the reduced heat for an
additional 5 minutes.
Pour wort into awaiting 4 gallons of cold water in your primary
fermenter. When cool, pitch yeast. Primary fermentation should
be complete within 14 days at room temperature (65 - 70 was the
temperature when I did it). O.G. - 1.067 F.G. - 1.017
WOW! I don't recommend drinking this stuff by itself. Either have
a chaser handy, or make a beer bloody mary (quite good!). I've
often used this when cooking some of my 'soon-to-be-relatively-
semi-world-famous-chilli' with excellent results. This batch was
made purely on a dare (I like hot foods and so do my friends) and
a whim. It really wasn't that bad, but it will definitely warm
you up on a cold winters night!
*** WARNING - Not for the light of heart!