Hey Guys and Gals! An amber Vienna-style lager in the spirit of the Boston classic. Malty, with noble hops. Makes 5 gallons.
Ingredients
- 6.6 lb light liquid malt extract
- 1 lb crystal 60L malt, crushed (steeping)
- 1 oz Tettnang hops (60 min)
- 0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops (15 min)
- 0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops (5 min)
- 0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops (dry hop)
- 1 pack lager yeast (Saflager W-34/70)
- Priming: 3/4 cup priming sugar
Directions
- Steep the crystal malt in a grain bag in 3 gallons of water at 155 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove the bag.
- Bring to a boil, take off the heat and stir in the extract. Return to a boil.
- Boil 60 minutes with the three hop additions.
- Cool, transfer to the fermenter, top off to 5 gallons, aerate and take a gravity reading.
- Pitch the yeast and ferment at 50 to 55 degrees for 2 to 3 weeks. No cold spot? Ferment at 60 to 62. It will still be good.
- Add the dry hops and lager as cold as you can for 3 to 4 weeks.
- Prime, bottle and cap.
- Store at 70 degrees for 2 weeks to carbonate.