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Red Cream Lager


The clean crisp character of the Mexican lager yeast allows the smooth, sweet and creamy flavors of the Caracrystal® Wheat Malt to shine through in this balanced red lager


Type: Lager

Style: Red Lager

Batch Size: 5 gallons

Recipe Type: Extract with grain

Recipe Contributed By: Briess Technical Services Team



Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient Comment Malt Style
5 lbs CBW® Pilsen Light DME Substitute 6.6 lbs LME Extract, DME
8 oz Carapils® Malt Dextrine
12 oz Caracrystal® Wheat Malt Caramel, Crystal
1 tsp Irish Moss Boil 15 minutes
0.5 oz Hallertau Hops (6.5% AA) Boil 45 minutes
0.25 oz Hallertau Hops (6.5% AA) Boil 15 minutes
0.25 oz Hallertau Hops (6.5% AA) Boil 1 minute
1 vial WLP940 Mexican Lager Yeast Primary fementation

Procedures

  1. Perform mini-mash with 4 gallons of water and grains
  2. Steep at 152-158ºF for 30 minutes
  3. Add extract
  4. Bring to a boil
  5. Add bittering hops and continue to boil
  6. Add remaining hops and Irish Moss as indicated
  7. Remove from heat
  8. Cool to 55-60ºF
  9. Transfer to primary fermenter
  10. Fill to desired level with cold water
  11. Oxygenate and pitch yeast

Primary Fermentation: 14 days at 55ºF

Secondary Fermentation: 14 days at 35ºF

Fermentation Notes: Bottle condition or force carbonate

Original Gravity: 1.052

Final Gravity: 1.013

Alcohol by Weight: 4%

Alcohol by Volume: 5%

IBU: 17

Color: 8-10 SRM

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