Sep 24 2026
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Moonlight’s Death And Taxes Black Lager Recipe

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Time3h
Serves48

Santa Rosa, CA

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Ingredients

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Grains

Hops

Water

Adjuncts

Method

Brewing Process

  1. 1

    Mashing

    Heat 3 gallons of filtered water to 165°F (74°C) and add the grains. Maintain the temperature for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  2. 2

    Sparging

    After mashing, sparge the grains with an additional 2 gallons of hot water (170°F/77°C) to extract as much sugar as possible.

  3. 3

    Boiling

    Bring the wort to a boil and add Nugget hops. Boil for 60 minutes, adding Fuggle hops in the last 15 minutes.

  4. 4

    Cooling

    Cool the wort rapidly using a wort chiller to approximately 70°F (21°C).

  5. 5

    Fermentation

    Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermenter and pitch the yeast. Ferment at 50-55°F (10-13°C) for 2-3 weeks.

  6. 6

    Bottling

    After fermentation is complete, dissolve priming sugar in 2 cups of boiling water and let it cool. Add to the beer before bottling.

  7. 7

    Conditioning

    Bottle the beer and condition at room temperature for 1-2 weeks before refrigerating.

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