Bear River Amber Lager (10 gal.)
Type of beer: All grain, Cal. common lager (steam beer)
Ingreadients:
%.........amount......Name.....Origin......Gravity
66.3% 14.25 lbs Pale malt America 1.036
14.0% 3.00 lbs Munich malt America 1.035
8.1% 1.75 lbs cara-pils America 1.033
7.0% 1.50 lbs crystal 60L America 1.034
4.7% 1.00 lb crystal 20L America 1.035
1.50oz. n.brewer aau.8.00/ ibu 24.2 (boil time) 60 min
1.00oz n.brewer aau.8.00/ ibu 12.4 (boil time) 30 min
1.00oz Liberty aau.4.00/ ibu 4.0 (boil time) 15 min
1.00oz N.Brewer aau.8.00/ ibu 8.0 (end of boil)

Directions:
Mash in 7 gal. Filtered water @ 100* hold for 30 min. Raise to 131* hold 15 min. Raise to 140* hold 35 min. Raise to 155* hold 30 min. Mash out @ 168* for 15 min. Sparge @ 168* with enough water to bring the kettle to 12 gal. Boiling time 90 min add hops (see above). Cool wort to 70* pitch yeast (white labs WLP8 San Francisco lager yeast, 750 mls). Ferment @ 64* for 7 days then rack into a seconday fermenter, continue @ 60* until fermentation is complete.

Note: If you are not able to do a step mash, a single temp mash will work just fine. Mash at 152*-155* for 60-75 min or until converted

(*) = Degrees
(OG) 1.055-1.056
(FG) 1.014-1.016
40 IBU's

Recipe by Ron Hartman/ Bear River Brewing
September 01, 1999
[email protected]
Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1