American Honey Malt Lager
American Honey Malt lends warm biscuity, honey-like notes to this all malt lager, fermented with German X Lager Yeast for a creamy profile with low sulfur and esters.
Type: Lager
Style: Light Lagers / Pilsners
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Recipe Type: All grain
Recipe Contributed By: Briess Technical Services Team
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | Comment | Malt Style |
| 8.0 lbs | Brewers Malt | Mash Grain | Base malt |
| 1.0 lb | American Honey Malt | Mash Grain | Melanoidin |
| 0.5 oz | Cascade Hops (8.0% AAU) | 60 minute boil | |
| 0.5 oz | Saaz Hops (5.0% AAU) | 15 minute boil | |
| 2 packs | WLP835 German X Lager Yeast (plus 1/4 pack for bottle conditioning) | Fermenter |
Procedures
- Mash crushed grains in 3.5 gallons of water at 153-155°F for 60 minutes
- Sparge grain with 170°F water to obtain desired pre-boil kettle volume
- Bring to boil
- Add 0.5 oz Cascade hops
- Boil 45 minutes
- Add 0.5 oz Saaz hops
- Boil for 15 minutes
- Turn heat off and cool wort to 52°F
- Transfer to fermenter
- Pitch two packs of WLP835 German X Lager Yeast
Primary Fermentation: 2-3 weeks at 50-54°F
Secondary Fermentation: 2 weeks at 34-40°F
Fermentation Notes: Force carbonate, or bottle condition with dissolved priming sugar and ¼ pack of WLP835 German X Lager Yeast for 2-3 weeks
Original Gravity: 1.048
Final Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol by Weight:
Alcohol by Volume: 4.7
IBU: 16
Color: 8 SRM
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