American Pre-Prohibition Lager

Classification: lager, American lager, pilsner, corn, maize, all-grain

Source: Yeastbud@aol.com, in HBD #1688, 3/24/95

In HBD #1687 a fine upstanding young American known as Jeff Renner (nerenner@umich.edu) wrote at great length about his " ***Great Success in Recreating Classic American Pilsner , a Shamefully Neglected Style!***" . I too read Dr. Fix's article with great interest and formulated a recipe for a "corn beer'. I loved it. My thirsty freeloading friends loved it. And I agree with Jeff that red blooded Americans should learn to love it again. This recipe is a direct adaptation from the Brewing Techniques article by Dr. Fix.

Ingredients: (for 10-1/2 gallons)

5.00 lb. Flaked Maize
17.00 lb. Pale Ale
1.25 oz. Chinook 13.9% 60 min
2.25 oz. N. Brewer 7.9% 30 min
1.00 oz. Tettnanger 6.2% 15 min
Bavarian lager yeast

Procedure:

Mash schedule = 95 for 15 min., 122 for 30 min., 138 for 15 min., 154 for 45 min., mash out for 15 min. at 164.

Specifics:

OG: 1065
FG: 1016
Aging time: 2 weeks