After the Hunt Lager

this lager was brewed on 10/12/02. bow hunting season in mass. begins on 10/14/02. hopefully this lager will be ready to serve at christmas time with a great venison stew and some hard rolls.

Brewer:	jim "piper" litterio		Email:	st_james224@juno.com
Beer:	After the Hunt Lager		Style:	German Pilsener
Type:	All grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	20 HCU (~12 SRM)		Bitterness:	50 IBU
OG:	1.063		FG:	1.021
Alcohol:	5.4% v/v (4.2% w/w)
Water:	1tesp gypsum
Grain:	10 lb. German Pilsner 1 lb. American crystal 20L 2 oz. Roasted barley
Mash:	75% efficiency
	122F for 15 mins[protein rest].143f. for 90mins. sparge with 4gals. @174f. to gain 6.6gals.
Boil:	70 minutes	SG 1.048	6.5 gallons
	1tesp irish moss at 20mins.
Hops:	1.25 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 60 min.) 1.25 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 45 min.) 1.25 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 30 min.) 1.25 oz. Saaz (aroma)
Yeast:	wlp830 german lager yeast
Log:	2 days@68f. 1 week @40f. rack and lager 2 and 1 half months @35f.
Carbonation:	kegged and serve @ 10 psi
Tasting:	will update 2 weeks before christmas 02.

Recipe posted 10/12/02.