Sam Atoms - American Light Lager

An Authentic Homebrew Recipe - by tennesseemsu

RECIPE INFO

Author: tennesseemsu - View
Brew Sessions: 0
Source: Homebrew Recipe
Recipe Type: Extract
Efficiency: 75%
Calories: 173
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Batch Size: 0
Boil Size: 0
Total Grains: 0
Total Hops: 0
IBU/OG: 0.05
OG: 1.053
- - -
FG: 1.013
- - -
IBUs: 2.55 (tinseth)
- - - IBUs
Color: 10.3° SRM / 20.29° EBC
- - - SRM
Alcohol: 5.24%
-% - -% ABV

FERMENTABLES

fermentable / amount / ppg / l / usage
Dry Malt Extract - Light - US, 0 (84%), 44 ppg, 8 L, Mash
Caramel/Crystal 40 - US, 0 (8%), 35 ppg, 40 L, Mash
Carapils - Dextrine Malt - US, 0 (4%), 33 ppg, 1 L, Mash
Wheat Malt - DE, 0 (4%), 37 ppg, 2 L, Mash

HOPS

hop / amount / usage / time / AA / IBUs
Tettnang, 0 (Pellet), Boil, 75 Minutes, 4.5, 1.75
Tettnang, 0 (Pellet), Boil, 50 Minutes, 4.5, 0.8
Perle(GR), 0 (Pellet), Boil, 0 Minutes, 8.3, 0
Cascade, 0 (Pellet), Boil, 0 Minutes, 5.8, 0

YEAST

yeast / attenuation
Wyeast Bavarian Lager 2206, 75%

NOTES

Mash grains at 154F for approximately 60 minutes. Mashout at 170 for 10 minutes.

Hop schedule: Boil 2 ounces Tettnanger for 75 minutes. Boil 1 ounce Tettnanger for 50 minutes. Add 1 ounce of Perle at end of boil and steep for 10 minutes. Total boil time is 90 minutes.

Fermentation schedule: 2 weeks at 55. Rack to secondary and dry hop with Cascade. Lager 2--3 weeks at 45. Filter, keg, and carbonate to approximately 2 volumes.

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