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Beach Front Steamer

New recipe for something light.

Brewer: Uncle Ralph Email: -
Beer: Beach Front Steamer Style: California Common
Type: Extract w/grain Size: 5 gallons
Color:
8 HCU (~6 SRM)
Bitterness: 12 IBU
OG: 1.063 FG: 1.012
Alcohol: 6.6% v/v (5.2% w/w)
Water: 1 tps - water crystals
Grain: 1 lb. American 2-row
1 lb. Flaked rice
Steep: Add grains to muslin sack.
Steep in 1.5 gal of water maintained at 65C for 45 minutes.
Slowly rinsed 1 gal of 78C water through sack in colander above boil pot.
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.106 3 gallons
6.6 lb. Light malt extract
1 lb. Honey
1 tsp - Irish Moss
Hops: 1 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 45 min.)
1 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 15 min.)
1 oz. Saaz (aroma)
Yeast: Wyeast 2112XL California Lager Yeast smack pack.
Added 25 drops of beano to the fermenter.
Log: Allow 7 days for primary fermentation using blow-off fermenter. Must
use a blow-off fermenter, the beano makes the intial fermentation
kick. Transfer to secondary. Add 1 tbs of finings gel to cup of cold
water and allowed to swell for 30 minutes. Heated to 82C then cooled
to 30C before adding to secondary. Topped to 5 gallons with coldwater.
Insert standard air lock. Allow to ferment another 7 days.
Carbonation: 1 Tbs cane sugar to prime beano does the rest. Cut sugar in half
since I will package in small kegs.
Tasting: MMMMMmmmmmmm beer.

Recipe posted 06/13/09.