Number 17

Classification: pale lager, extract

Source: John Watson (watson@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov) Issue #541, 11/21/90

Color similar to any American lager. Tastes much better, very mellow. The goal was to brew 5 gallons of beer while only spending $10. This came to about $11. I'm not sure what drives me to such frugalness, but having grown up with American beer, sometimes I would rather have it with certain foods, like pizza.

Ingredients:

3.3 pounds, plain light malt extract
2.2 pounds, maltose
3/4 ounce, Cascade hops (boil)
3/4 ounce, Cascade hops (finish)
yeast, cultured from a Sierra Nevada bottle

Procedure:

The maltose is a cheap rice-malt mix obtainable from oriental markets. Boil malt, hops, and maltose in 2-1/2 gallons of cold water. In last 2 minutes, add the finishing hops. The yeast was cultured from a bottle of Sierra Nevada pale ale. By the next day, the yeast did not seem to start, so I added a packet of Vierrka lager yeast. Rack to secondary after one week. After another week, prime with 3/4 cup corn sugar and bottle.

Specifics:

O.G.: 1.038
F.G.: 1.006
Primary: 1 week
Secondary: 1 week