Santa’s Little Helper Winter Lager
Sure to fuel the late night gift wrapping session or ease the pain from the sledding accidents, this lightly spiced amber lager ages very well up to 6 months.
Type: Lager
Style: Other Lager
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Recipe Type: Extract with grain
Recipe Contributed By: Briess Technical Services Team
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | Comment | Malt Style |
| 6.6 lbs | CBW® Pilsen Light DME | Substitute 8.8 lbs LME | Extract, DME |
| 4 oz | Carapils® Malt | Dextrine | |
| 12 oz | Caramel Malt 40L | Caramel, Crystal | |
| 2 lbs | Honey | Medium to dark | |
| 1 tsp | Irish Moss | Boil 15 minutes | |
| 1.25 oz | Hallertau Hops (6.5% AA) | Boil 45 minutes | |
| 1 oz | Saaz Hops | Boil 1 minute | |
| 0.5 tsp | Cinnamon, freshly ground | Boil 1 minute | |
| 0.5 tsp | Nutmeg, freshly ground | Boil 1 minute | |
| 2 vials | WLP885 Zurich Lager Yeast | ||
| 0.5 vial | WLP885 Zurich Lager Yeast |
Procedures
- Perform mini-mash with 4 gallons of water and grains
- Steep at 152-158ºF for 30 minutes
- Add extract and honey
- Bring to a boil
- Add bittering hops and continue to boil
- Add remaining hops, spices and Irish Moss as indicated
- Remove from heat
- Cool to 55-60ºF
- Transfer to primary fementer
- Fill to desired level with cold water
- Oxygenate and pitch yeast
Primary Fermentation: 2 weeks at 55ºF
Secondary Fermentation: 6 weeks at 35ºF
Fermentation Notes: Bottle condition with malt extract and additional yeast
Original Gravity: 1.084
Final Gravity: 1.018
Alcohol by Weight: 6.9%
Alcohol by Volume: 8.6%
IBU: 30
Color: 12-15 SRM
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