Czech Amber Lager
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Beer Style: Munchner-Style Helles, Dortmunder/European-Style Export, Pilsner
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5 gallons
Description:
Craft a classic gluten-free Czech-style amber lager at home with this all-grain gluten-free beer recipe. Featuring a gluten-free grain bill of pale rice malt, red wing amber millet malt, and biscuit rice malt, plus Hallertauer Mittelfruh and Cascade hops, this recipe balances rich malt character with clean lager fermentation. Perfect for homebrewers looking to brew a flavorful gluten-free beer with traditional European lager profile.
Ingredients:
- Pale Rice Malt 12.00 lb (60%)
- Red Wing Amber Millet Malt 4.00 lb (20%)
- Biscuit Rice Malt 4.00 lb (20%)
- Hallertauer Mittelfruh (IBU:12.9) 1.00 oz (36%) Pellet Boil 60 min
- Hallertauer Mittelfruh (IBU:6.8)0.60 oz (21%) Pellet Boil 40 min
- Cascade (IBU: 0.0) 0.60 oz (21%) Pellet Boil 0 min
- Hallertauer Mittelfruh (IBU:0.0)0.60 oz (21%) Pellet Boil 0 min
- 1 pkg Bohemian Lager Yeast
Additional Instructions
Primary Ferment: 5 - 7 days @ 65FSecondary Ferment: 21 - 30 days @ 35F
Beer Profile
Original Gravity: 1.053Final Gravity: 1.010
Alcohol by Vol: 5.7%
Color SRM: 12.0
Bitterness IBU: 21.7
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5.0 Gallons
Procedure:
● Enzyme Note: Ceremix® Flex and Ondea Pro can replace the listed enzymes; in a rising step mash they increase mash efficiency and may alter target beer parameters ●
PREPARATION:
Clean and sanitize your work area and equipment using a cleaner and sanitizer specifically for brewing.
MASH INSTRUCTIONS:
Perform single infusion or reverse step mash for 90-120 minutes using Termamyl SC DS and SEBAmyl L enzymes per dosing recommendations.
SPARGE INSTRUCTIONS:
“Fly sparge” by gently sprinkling water from the hot liquid tank while matching flow rates of the mash tun and hot liquor tank.
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