**Honey Light Lager**
| From the BrewBlog of Nick Buraglio Champaign, IL USA |
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| Printed January 26, 2008 |
**Specifics**
| \| **Style:** \| Premium American Lager \| \|---\|---\| |
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| \| **Yield:** \| 5 gallons \| | \| **OG:** \| 1.039 \| \|---\|---\|---\| |
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**General Information**
| **Method:** | Partial Mash |
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**Recipe**
| **Extracts** |
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| 3.00 pounds | DME – Light | 75% of grist |
| 3.00 pounds | Total Extract Weight | 75% of grist |
| **Grains** |
| 1.00 pounds | Crystal Malt 20L | 25% of grist |
| 1.00 pounds | Total Grain Weight | 25% of grist |
| **Adjuncts** |
| 2.50 pounds | Honey (Clover) | |
| **Yeast** |
| White Labs Pilsner Lager yeast 1800ctp3115011 — Liquid — 35ml |
**Procedure**
| Added 1.5 Gallons spring water to pot Added 3lb Extra light DME Added 2.5lb Honey (from Chestnut apiary) Added 1lb 20L crystal malt Added 1.5oz Cascade hop pellets Added extra 1/2 cup of extra light DME (I had it around) Heated to boil Removed the Grains @ 40 Min Continue to boil and stir Added .5oz cascade hop pellets @ 3 min Sparge directly into 3.5 gallons of cold water Waited till temp was around 75-80 and pitched Pilsner Lager yeast 1800ctp3115011 (White Labs) Target gravity was supposed to be 1.048 – 1.052 but it was 1.039-1.040 FG should be 1.004 – 1.008 01/26/2006 So far the yeast seems to be doing it’s job. Smells great. 2/1/2007 Gravity is 1.011 It still has a lot of krausen. |
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**BJCP Style Info**
| **Style:** | Premium American Lager |
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| **O.G.:** | 1.046 – 1.056 |
| **F.G.:** | 1.008 – 1.012 |
| **ABV:** | 4.7 – 6.0% |
| **Bitterness:** | 15 – 25 IBUs |
| **Color:** | 02 – 06 SRM |
| **Info:** |
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| Premium beers tend to have fewer adjuncts than standard/lite lagers, and can be all-malt. Strong flavors are a fault, but premium lagers have more flavor than standard/lite lagers. A broad category of international mass-market lagers ranging from up-scale American lagers to the typical “import” or “green bottle” international beers found in America. |
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