Quality Lager Recipe
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Make Quality Lager in just 4h . Get the full recipe with step-by-step instructions at pekinthechef.com.
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Ingredients
Malt Ingredients
Hops Ingredients
Yeast Ingredients
Other Ingredients
Mashing
1. Prepare the Mash
In a large mash tun, heat 5 gallons of water to 162°F (72°C). Add the pale malt and caramel malt, stirring to combine.
2. Mash Rest
Maintain the mash temperature at 152°F (67°C) for 60 minutes to convert the starches into fermentable sugars.
3. Sparging
After the mash rest, sparge the grains with hot water to collect approximately 5 gallons of wort.
Boiling
4. Boil the Wort
Bring the collected wort to a boil. Once boiling, add 1 oz of bittering hops and boil for 60 minutes.
5. Add Flavor Hops
With 15 minutes left in the boil, add 0.5 oz of flavor hops.
6. Add Aroma Hops
Add 0.5 oz of aroma hops in the final 5 minutes of the boil.
Fermentation
7. Cool the Wort
After boiling, cool the wort quickly using a wort chiller until it reaches 65°F (18°C).
8. Pitch Yeast
Transfer the cooled wort into the fermentation vessel and pitch the lager yeast.
9. Ferment
Seal the fermentation vessel and ferment at 50°F (10°C) for 2-3 weeks.
Bottling
10. Prepare for Bottling
After fermentation is complete, dissolve 3 oz of priming sugar in 2 cups of boiling water. Cool this solution.
11. Bottle the Beer
Transfer the beer into bottles, adding the cooled priming sugar solution to carbonate the beer. Cap the bottles.
12. Condition
Let the bottles condition at room temperature for 1-2 weeks.
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