Mike asked for a PBR clone... I don't drink too much PBR but I figured this would be close. We're brewin it up on Saturday the 2nd.
Grain:
8.5 lb. American 2-Row
1 lb. Flaked Corn
1 lb. Flaked Rice
Single Infusion Mash:
155 degrees for 60 min.
Sparge at 170 degrees
Boil:
6 gal beginning volume and we should boil off a half gallon or so
60 min. boil
1/2 oz. Irish moss added at 60 min.
Hops:
60 min:
0.33 oz. Northern Brewer (6.5% AA)
15 min:
0.25 oz. Northern Brewer (6.5% AA)
Yeast:
1 Day starter of White Labs "American Pilsner Lager" yeast (WLP840) will be pitched into the remaining 5.5 gallons of wort.
Predicted Original Specific Gravity:
1.046
Notes:
The beer has a sweet corn smell and taste to it. It also has a fairly prominent diacetyl (buttery) flavor. I think I lagered it too quickly. I should have bumped the temp up at the end of fermentation and let it sit for a few days. This helps the yeast clean out that buttery flavor. I think what happened was I cooled it down before they had a chance to digest the diacetyl and what we ended up with was a sweet buttered corn beer. Live and learn.
With that said, I think I'd try this recipe again. I may cut down on the amount of corn, but I think it was basically an ok grain and hop bill.

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