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Schwartzlager
Never seen anything like this so I thought I'd give it a try. You can't see through it and it has a unique half-lager half stout flavor.
| Brewer: | The Sloth | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Schwartzlager | Style: | American Dark Lager | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 24 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.049 | FG: | 1.012 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 4.8% v/v (3.8% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Used Poland Springs | |||||||
| Grain: | 9 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. American black patent |
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| Mash: | 70% efficiency | |||||||
| RIMS, 122 for 30, 149 for 45, 168 for 10, sparge at 170. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.038 | 6.5 gallons | |||||
| Hops: | .66 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 60 min.) .66 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 20 min.) .66 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 7 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Used 10g Saflager in a half cup starter, with 1 oz XLight DME | |||||||
| Log: | Primary for 15 days at 50°, krausened with ~4oz trub and another ounce of DME for 6 days. Bottle aged with corn sugar for two months. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 2.5 volumes | Corn Sugar: 4.50 oz. for 5 gallons @ 70°F | ||||||
| Added at bottling | ||||||||
| Tasting: | Pretty good served after two months of aging, even better after three. Unfortunately I don't hav further data on how well it ages in the long run because it was good enought to all get drank! | |||||||
Recipe posted 11/28/01.