Dan Pratt
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Ive been planning a lager for ages but being such a hop fien I have often overlook the style and make hoppy beers instead :icon_drool2: Alas thats becuase lagers and pilsners are boring........until now
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To accommodate my palate and the desire to make hop heavy beers I have compromised and will try and make what is called a New World Lager. To me this style ( I think Vale Brewing Company make one ) is using a lager yeast strain, at lager temps. Almost 100% base malt either ale or pils but using alternate hops and a small dose of dry hops.
I have some rain water from a friend that will give me a neutral water mineral base and be adding some very small additions to get approx < 10ppm in calcium, sulphate and chloride.
Plus I picked up a Whitelabs - WLP833 German Bock Yeast, I think this will suit the beer as it provides a balance of malt and hop character and is common for Amercian Style speciality beers, mainly bocks though which explains the malt side but this could be alright for this beer.
Instead of a bittering charge at 60mins woth some noble saaz, halletuer etc etc I would incorporate the late hopping of an ale and run with a single 10m addition. Its possible that it could be done like a pilsner and do a few late additions all sub 20m to 35ibu. I thought Id try this first, if I like it and the lager yeast / lagering of the beer adds that cripsness you get from a lager combined with ale flavour then it could move into a hopped up lager.
Let me know what you reckon about this beer:
67 - New World Lager
OG - 1.048
FG - 1.008
ABV - 4.8%
Ibu - 12+
EBC - 9
Vol - 20Lt
Eff - 65%
Malt
95% Thomas Fawcett Golden Promise
5% Weyermann Carapils
Mash Profile
MI/20c
52c/20m
62c/120m
72c/15m
78c/30m
Hops
Amarillo/Centennial @ 10mins = 12+ ibu
Yeast
WLP833 - German Bock Lager @ 11c for 3 weeks (will included diacytel rest @ 18c for 2days before lagering at 4c for 6wks)
Requires a 1.8Lt starter = 325billion yeast cells
Dry Hopping
7g of Citra into either lagering vessel 3days prior to packaging or into the keg when its carbonated?
Misc
Gypsum & Calcium Chloride
Yeast Nutrient
Whirlfloc
Pure Oxygen prior to pitching
:beerbang:
To accommodate my palate and the desire to make hop heavy beers I have compromised and will try and make what is called a New World Lager. To me this style ( I think Vale Brewing Company make one ) is using a lager yeast strain, at lager temps. Almost 100% base malt either ale or pils but using alternate hops and a small dose of dry hops.
I have some rain water from a friend that will give me a neutral water mineral base and be adding some very small additions to get approx < 10ppm in calcium, sulphate and chloride.
Plus I picked up a Whitelabs - WLP833 German Bock Yeast, I think this will suit the beer as it provides a balance of malt and hop character and is common for Amercian Style speciality beers, mainly bocks though which explains the malt side but this could be alright for this beer.
Instead of a bittering charge at 60mins woth some noble saaz, halletuer etc etc I would incorporate the late hopping of an ale and run with a single 10m addition. Its possible that it could be done like a pilsner and do a few late additions all sub 20m to 35ibu. I thought Id try this first, if I like it and the lager yeast / lagering of the beer adds that cripsness you get from a lager combined with ale flavour then it could move into a hopped up lager.
Let me know what you reckon about this beer:
67 - New World Lager
OG - 1.048
FG - 1.008
ABV - 4.8%
Ibu - 12+
EBC - 9
Vol - 20Lt
Eff - 65%
Malt
95% Thomas Fawcett Golden Promise
5% Weyermann Carapils
Mash Profile
MI/20c
52c/20m
62c/120m
72c/15m
78c/30m
Hops
Amarillo/Centennial @ 10mins = 12+ ibu
Yeast
WLP833 - German Bock Lager @ 11c for 3 weeks (will included diacytel rest @ 18c for 2days before lagering at 4c for 6wks)
Requires a 1.8Lt starter = 325billion yeast cells
Dry Hopping
7g of Citra into either lagering vessel 3days prior to packaging or into the keg when its carbonated?
Misc
Gypsum & Calcium Chloride
Yeast Nutrient
Whirlfloc
Pure Oxygen prior to pitching
:beerbang: