Brewers Corner

Since pitchers and catchers are already at work, and grilling season is fast approaching, I decided to brew up a nice golden lager. I haven’t had a lot of success with lagers in the past, but I figured I would give it another try.

Ingredients

brewed:1/18/04

specific gravities:

Bottled: 2/1/04 - 2.5L Keg / 11, 22oz Bottles

Expected % of alc by vol.: 4.6%

Directions:

Combine the malt extract, gypsum and boiling hops with 1 1/2 gallons of water and bring to a boil. After 45 minutes of vigorous boiling, add the irish moss and continue to boil for 15 more minutes. Add the aroma hops and corn sugar during the final 2 minutes. Sparge the hot wort into the fermenter and add cold water to make 5 gallons total. Add yeast and ferment to completion. Bottle when ready.