Strong Happy Toby Doggie Lager - 2010
Named after our strong happy yellow mutt, Toby.
Made with a variety of left-over ingredients, just like Toby.
Brewer: | Larry Maler | Email: | larrymaler@hotmail.com | |||||
Beer: | Strong Happy Toby Doggie Lager - 2010 | Style: | Classic American Pilsener | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 25 liters | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 70 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.062 | FG: | 1.015 | |||||
Alcohol: | 6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | Soft water, no adjustment. | |||||||
Grain: | 3.1 lb. 2-Row (Briess) 2 lb. Pale malt (Maris Otter) 2 lb. 6-row (Briess) 1.5 lb. Flaked corn 1.2 lb. Pilsener malt (Rahr) 1 lb. Rice 1 lb. Flaked barley 1 lb. Powdered malt (Korean; not DME) 9.6 oz. Wheat malt (Rahr) 1.6 oz. Carapils (Briess) 1.2 oz. Crystal 60L (Briess) 0.56 oz. Victory malt (Briess) |
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Mash: | 81% efficiency | |||||||
126°F 30 minutes, 150°F 2 hours. | ||||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.056 | 27.4 liters | |||||
First quota of hopes added to sparge runoff: i.e. "first-wort hopping" At 10 minutes before end of boil, 1 teaspoon of Irish Moss was added with the hop quota for that time. | ||||||||
Hops: | 14g Summit (18.5% AA, 90 min.) 14g Summit (18.5% AA, 30 min.) 14g Summit (18.5% AA, 20 min.) 14g Summit (18.5% AA, 10 min.) |
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Yeast: | SafLager Munich yeast, saved from the bottom of the fermenter of a previous batch; a 2-quart starter was made. | |||||||
Log: | Started: 31 Dec 2009 Fermented at 56°F. Siphoned: 24 Jan 2010 Lagered at 50°F. Bottled: 3 Apr 2010 |
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Carbonation: | 1.8 volumes | Cane Sugar: 58.1g for 23.5 liters @ 52°F | ||||||
Tasting: | Fabulous hop bitterness. Enough hop flavor to let you know it's there, but without resiny overkill. Very drinkable. Not overly carbonated, which makes it even more drinkable. |
Recipe posted 04/25/10.