beaver spring steam beer
Brewer: | mark f. | Email: | zebinator1@yahoo.com | |||||
Beer: | beaver spring steam beer | Style: | American Lager | |||||
Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 27 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.057 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
Alcohol: | 6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | the water I chose for this beer comes right out of the ground ,from a spring in beaver valley in south east mn. ice cold and crystal clear. the water in this region is filtered through the bedrock lime stone and is rich in this mineral. |
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Grain: | 1 lb. Belgian aromatic 1 lb. 8 oz. American crystal 40L |
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Mash: | 70% efficiency | |||||||
steep 1.25 lb of crystal malt and .5 lb dewolf cosyns belgian malt @ 160' for 60 min. in 1.5gal. then sparge with 1 gal. of 170' water. | ||||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.113 | 2.5 gallons | |||||
6 lb. Amber malt extract | ||||||||
add 6lb. of amber malt extract 1.5oz n brewer 55min add 1oz hallertau steep 5 min. then strain into 3 gal. of ice cold water |
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Hops: | 1.5 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 55 min.) 1 oz. Hallertauer Mittelfruh (aroma) |
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Yeast: | pitch wyeast california lager yeast @ 78' and aerate well | |||||||
Log: | o.g. 1.050 ferment 1 week @ 65' , rack and ferment 6 days more @ 60' add 1 cup dry malt x priming and bottle. 2week later ,enjoy! |
Recipe posted 07/16/04.