David James has been winning medals with his take on a Czech Amber Lager. He won the Cascade Brewers Society’s KLCC Homebrew Competition. Talked about in Episode 171 – And With The Support of Brewers Like You You can ask him questions via his Instagram (@studentsbrewing)
Beer Style:
Czech Amber Lager
Batch Size:
5.5 gallons
Boil Time:
60 minutes
Original Gravity:
1.060
Final Gravity:
1.016
IBUs:
38
SRM:
16
Malt/Grain/Sugar/Extract:
| Mecca Grade Metolius (Munich) | 36% | |
| Mecca Grade Gateway (floor malted pilsner) | 22% | |
| Mecca Grade Vanora (vienna) | 22% | |
| Caramunich III (also used MG Opal 44) | 11% | |
| Melanoidin malt (or use a long boil/wort reduction/decoction) | 5% | |
| Biscuit malt | 4% | |
Mashing
| Hochkurz mash schedule (Noted he finds an additional first short rest at 135°F helps) |
Hops:
| Magnum (or other neutral bittering hop) | 30 IBUs | 60 minutes | |
| Saaz | 8 IBUs | 10 minutes | |
| Saaz (optional) | small charge | 0 minutes |
Yeast:
| Lower fermenting lager strain – Bootleg Biology Czech Beta, Imperial Urkel, Omega German Bock, White Lab Budejovice |
Misc:
Notes:
| Lager for at least one month |