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Jean's Light Lager

A light lager for my wife

Brewer: Will Fisher Email: wjfisher3@juno.com
Beer: Jean's Light Lager Style: American Light Lager
Type: Extract w/grain Size: 5 gallons
Color:
4 HCU (~4 SRM)
Bitterness: 13 IBU
OG: 1.040 FG: 1.008
Alcohol: 4.1% v/v (3.2% w/w)
Water: I used bottled spring water from Wal-Mart
Grain: 1 lb. 0 oz. American 6-row
0 lb. 8 oz. Flaked corn
Steep: Put grains in with one gallon of water and bring to 125°, hold or 30 minutes, bring to 160° and hold another 30 minutes, pour thru strainer into brew kettle and add another gallon of water and bring to a boil
Boil: 45 minutes SG 1.100 2 gallons
3 lb. 5 oz. Light malt extract
1 lb. 0 oz. Rice extract
0 lb. 8 oz. Honey
add 1tsp of irish moss 15 minutes before end of boil. Used Briess Pilsen Super Light extract and brewers grade corn syrup rather than rice extract.
Hops: 0.75 oz. Cluster (6.1% AA, 45 min.)
0.5 oz. Mt. Hood (4.2% AA, 15 min.)
0.5 oz. Mt. Hood (aroma)
Yeast: mixed 1/2 tsp Wyeast Brewers Choice Nutrient with 1/2 cup warm water and added to wort before pitching 2 Activator slap packs of Wyeast #2035 American Lager yeast
Log: Brewed 11/01/07, primary 7 days at 50°, secondary 14 days at 50°.
Carbonation: 2.6 volumes Corn Sugar: 3.24 oz. for 4.3 gallons @ 50°F
Actually used Coopers carbonation drops, 1 per 12 oz bottle. Carbonation was poor at first because I had it sitting in the cold basement. After bringing upstairs for a week or so it was much improved.
Tasting: This turned out slightly darker than calculated. Taste is very smooth, also a little heavier bodied than I was shooting for but it tastes so good who cares. My wife was very satisfied and the judge at the local homebrew shop gave it a thumbs up.

Recipe posted 03/10/08.