Chuckweiser

Classification: pale lager, American lager, Budweiser, all-grain

Source: Chuck, (KENYON%LARRY%erevax.BITNET@pucc.Princeton.edu) Issue #923, 7/15/92

This recipe produces a light---but not thin tasting---North American style lager (steam?). The Tettnanger finishing hops gave a really nice fresh aroma to the beer.

Ingredients:

5 pounds, lager malt
1 pound, flaked maize
1/2 pound, rice syrup/solids
1 ounce, Hallertauer leaf (alpha 4.0) (1 hour boil)
1 ounce, Saaz leaf (alpha 3.0) (1 hour boil)
1/4 ounce, Tettnanger leaf (alpha 4.0) (5 minute boil, 10 minute steep)
Wyeast #2124

Procedure:

Mash schedule: 30 min - Protein Rest @132F, 90 min - Slowly raise temp to 155F, 15 min - @155F, 15 min - Mash-out @170.

Bring mash liquid to a boil, add bittering hops (no hop bag for this one), boil 1hr. Add finishing hops, boil 5 minutes, steep 10 minutes, pour into primary, cool to 75F, and pitch yeast starter.

Specifics:

O.G.: 1.038
F.G.: 1.008