Name: La Trattoria Bohemias Czech Dark Lager Recipe
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 48 servings
Cuisine: Czech
Ingredients: 6 cups Pilsner Malt; 1 cup Munich Malt; 0.5 cup Caramunich Malt; 0.25 cup Chocolate Malt; 1 oz Saaz Hops; 0.5 oz Tettnang Hops; 1 packet Lager Yeast; 5 gallons Water; 3 oz Corn Sugar

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Med Bag of Chips

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Fit Turkey Wrap

In a large brew kettle, heat 3 gallons of water to about 165°F (74°C). Add the Pilsner, Munich, Caramunich, and Chocolate malts to the water and stir well.

Prepare the Mash

Maintain the temperature at around 155°F (68°C) and let the grains steep for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Mash Rest

After the mash rest, sparge the grains with an additional 2 gallons of water heated to about 170°F (77°C) to extract sugars.

Sparging

Bring the collected wort to a boil. Once boiling, add the Saaz hops and boil for 60 minutes.

Boil the Wort

With 15 minutes remaining in the boil, add the Tettnang hops to the wort.

Add Flavor Hops

After the boil, cool the wort quickly using a wort chiller or an ice bath until it reaches about 70°F (21°C).

Cool the Wort

Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermentation vessel and pitch the lager yeast.

Pitch the Yeast

Seal the fermentation vessel with an airlock and allow the lager to ferment at around 50°F (10°C) for 2 to 3 weeks.

Fermentation Process

After fermentation is complete, dissolve the corn sugar in 2 cups of boiling water to create a priming solution.

Prepare Bottling

Add the priming solution to the fermented lager and gently stir to mix. Bottle the lager in sanitized bottles and cap them.

Bottle the Lager

Allow the bottles to carbonate at room temperature for about 2 weeks.

Carbonation

Pilsner Malt

Munich Malt

Caramunich Malt

Chocolate Malt

Saaz Hops

Tettnang Hops

Lager Yeast

Water

Corn Sugar

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