NZ LAGER
Beer recipe for NZ Lager
Brewer notes
Aimed at ultimate refreshment. This is an uncomplicated but highly crushable lager for those occasions when you don't want to over-think it and just grab a beer. Light bodied with a late gift of Motueka™ to give the beer some character. An everyday quaffer.
Specifications
Original Gravity
10.2 Plato
Final Gravity
2.0 Plato
IBU
22
ABV
4.2%
Ingredients
Malt
90% Pilsner
5% Wheat
5% Chit malt
Water
CaSO4/CaCl 1.5:1. 100ppm calcium
Yeast & Adjuncts
Weihenstephaner (or Einstein from WHC Labs)
Whirlfloc – as per suggested rate
Yeast nutrient – as per suggested rate
Hops
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Hops | Type | Addition | Amount |
---|---|---|---|
Nelson Sauvin™ | T90 pellets | Kettle - 30mins | To achieve 20 IBU |
Motueka™ | T90 pellets | Whirlpool | 1.0g/L |
Pacifica™ | T90 pellets | Whirlpool | 1.0g/L |
Method
1
Perform a single infusion mash at 64°C for 60 min
2
Vorlauf until the wort has cleared and is free of grain particles
3
Run-off into the kettle and sparge with 80°C water
4
Bring the wort to a boil. Add hops according to schedule above
5
With 15 min left for the boil add Whirlfloc and yeast nutrient
6
After 60 min flame out transfer wort into whirlpool. If possible cool wort to <85°C. Add hops according to schedule above
Note: All whirlpool additions are calculated based on a 15 minute whirlpool starting at <85°C
7
Quickly cool the wort to 15°C aerate with 10 ppm O2 and transfer into a sanitised fermenter
8
Pitch the yeast and add either an airlock or blowoff tube to the fermenter
9
Monitor fermentation allow to free rise to 20°C when gravity <5Plato
10
After 2-3 days and the beer has passed forced diacetyl test cool the fermenter to 0°C
11
Transfer to Brite Beer Tank and carbonate to 2.7 vols