Happoshu Pale Lager
Beer Style: American Lager, American-Style Light Lager
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5 gallons
Description:
The following recipe is shared with permission by Mutantis Brewery & Bottle Shop and is subject to a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Home brewers and commercial breweries alike are free to use and distribute this recipe for any purpose, provided you attribute them to Mutantis Brewery & Bottle Shop and/or Jason Yerger.
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Ingredients:
- Biscuit 4L Rice Malt 4 lbs 6 oz
- CaraMillet Malt 1 lb 12 oz
- Pale Millet Malt 1 lb 12 oz
- Optional: substitute up to 12 oz Pale Millet Malt with Pale Oat Malt or 9.5% of grain bill
- Sorachi Ace Hops 0.1 oz
- Yeastex 61 Nutrient 1.5 grams
- Irish Moss 1/4 tsp
- Motueka Hops 0.6 oz
- Yeast: Fermentis W-34/70
Additional Instructions
Primary Ferment: 62 deg F for 3 days, 54 deg F for 5 daysSecondary Ferment: 67 deg F for 3 days, 45 degrees F for 16 days
Beer Profile
Original Gravity: 1.046Final Gravity: 1.010
Alcohol by Vol: 4.7%
Color SRM: 0.0
Bitterness IBU: 9.5
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5.0 Gallons
Procedure:
PREPARATION:
Clean and sanitize your work area and equipment using a cleaner and sanitizer specifically for brewing.
MASH INSTRUCTIONS:
Perform rising step mash - 1st rest 125F @ 15 minutes; increase mash temp to 145F, then rest for 20 minutes; increase mash temp again to 175F, then rest for 50 minutes. All enzymes added at start of mash; Ceremix Flex 7.9 ml; Ondea Pro 10.6 ml; Termamyl 7.9 ml.
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.
BOIL INSTRUCTIONS:
Sorachi Ace Hops 0.1 oz @ 60 min
Yeastex 61 Nutrient 1.5 grams @ 10 min
Irish Moss 1/4 tsp @ 10 min
Motueka Hops 0.6 oz @ 5 min
Yeast: Fermentis W-34/70
CONDITIONING:
4 weeks including cold crash/conditioning