LAGERS

Lager beers are fermented with bottom fermenting yeast for long periods of time and at lower temperatures.

American Lager

German Pilsner

Northwestern Extract German Bock

Sam Adams Clone

North American Ice Beer

Octoberfest

Jamaican Mon Lager

Japanese Rice Beer

Colt 97 Malt Liquor

Honey Lager


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American Lager

3.3# - Northwestern Midwestern Light Syrup
1# - Northwestern Gold DME
1/2# - Carapils Grain - Steep
1/2 oz - Hallertau 4AAU- Boil 45 min
1/2 oz - Hallertau - Boil 15 min
3/4 cup - Dextrose for Priming
1 pkg - Wyeast 2035 - Dry Lager Yeast (started)

Yield: 5 gallons

Steep Carapils in 1 gallon of cold water up to just before boiling. Bring volume up to 3 gallons of water remove from heat, and add extract. Return to heat and bring to a boil. Add hops on schedule once the wort boils. Cool wort using preferred method, quickly. Add cold water to fermenter to bring volume to 5 gallons. Pitch yeast.

Starting Gravity: 1.038, Bitterness: 10.5 IBUs
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NWE German Bock
Ingredients:

6.6 pounds -Northwestern Amber Malt Extract
1# - Munich 10L Malt
1/2# - Paul’s Pale Ale Malt
1/2# - Crystal 40L Malt
1 oz - Hallertau (60 Min)
1/2 oz - Hallertau (30 Min)
1/2 oz - Hallertau (5 Min)
3/4 cup - Dextrose for priming

1 pkg - Wyeast 2206 (started)

Procedure for 5 gallons:
Mash grains at 155 degrees for 45min in 1 or 2 gallons of water. Sparge into brew pot bring wort up to 3 gallons and add malt extract. Bring to boil and add hops as scheduled. Cool using preferred method. Pitched yeast and ferment at appropriate temp.
Original Grav.: 1.061, Terminal Grav.: 1.015, IBUs: 23
Source: Northwestern Extract Co., Printed in, Homebrewing for Dummies by Marty Nachel; published by IDG Books
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North American Ice Beer

Ingredients: (5 gallons)
6.6# - Northwestern Gold Malt
1/2 oz - Hallertau - (60 minute boil)
1/2 oz - Hallertau - (30 minute)
3/4 cup - Dextrose for priming
Wyeast 2035 American Lager yeast

Procedure:
Add extract for 3 gallons of water then bring to a boil. Add hops as scheduled.

Cool to pitching temp, bring total to 5 gallons. Last day of primary fermentation, allow temp. to freeze water on top and skim off ice.
IBU: 14
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Jamaican Mon Lager

INGREDIENTS for 5 gallons:
3.3 Lbs. - Northwestern Midwestern Light Liquid Malt Extract
1 Lbs. - Northwestern Rice Syrup
1 oz. - Hallertau 4AAU - 30 min
1/2 oz. - Cascade 4.3AAU - 10 min
3/4 cup - Dextrose
1 pkg Wyeast 2035

Procedure:
Add extract for 3 gallons of water then bring to a boil. Add hops as scheduled.

Cool to pitching temp, bring wort total to 5 gallons.
OG: 1.032 TG: 1.008 IBU:11
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Colt 97 Malt Liquor

Ingredients:
6# - Northwestern Midwestern Light
1# - Northwestern Gold DME
1/2# - Crystal malt 10L
1 oz - Hallertau 4.1AAU - 60min
3/4 cup - Dextrose for priming
Wyeast #2035 American

Procedure:
Steep grains in 1 gallon of cold water until water is about to boil. Removed grains, and add 2 gallons of water and malt extract. Bring to a boil and add hops as scheduled.

Cool wort using prefered method, and pitch yeast.
Specifics:
O.G.: 1.060
F.G.: 1.015
IBU:15
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German Pilnser

Ingedients:
6.6# Northwestern Gold Malt Extract
3 cups - Northwestern Gold Dry Malt Extract
2 oz - Perle AA 8% - Boil 45 Min.
2 oz - Williamette AA 4% - Boil 5 Min.
Wyeast 2124 - Bohemian Lager
3/4 cup Priming

Boil in 3 gallons of water. Add hops as scheduled. Cool wort when finished as rapidly as possible. Add water to make 5 gallons. Fermement at 50 degrees, and rack to secondary at 1.014. Bottle at 1.010 or static.

Source: Jack Goral - Illinios
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Sam Adams Clone

3.3# Northwestern UK Light Malt Extract
2# Northwestern Amber DME
1 oz - Tettnang Hop Pellets 4.4% AA - 30 min
1 oz - Hallertau Hop Pellets 3.6% AA - 10 min
Wyeast 2206

Boil in 3 gallons and follow above specs. Ferment 4-5 days and rack to secondary for 2 weeks

Source: Brian Knickrehm - The Internet
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Octoberfest

6.6# Northwestern Gold Malt Extract
1/2# Caramel 30L Grain
1# Munich Grain Malt
1 oz - Hallertau 3.7% AA-60 min
1 oz - Hallertau -30 min
3/4 cup - Dextrose (priming)
Wyeast 2206 - Make 1/4 gal of starter using 1/2# Northwestern Extract Co. DME. Boil for 15 min let cool, add yeast and let stand 24 hrs.

Mash grains at 150 degrees for 30 min, add to 3 gls of water. Remove from heat and add extract. Bring to a boil and add hops as scheduled. Cool wort using prefered method, and add cold water to bring the batch up to 5 gallons. Pitch yeast starter.

OG: 1:055
IBUs: 20

This recipe won the Marzen Catagory at the Dixie Cup in Houston TX.

Source: Charles Sule - Lousianna
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Japanese Rice Beer

3.3# Northwestern Midwestern Light Malt Extract
2# Rice Syrup
1/2# Carapils Malt
1 oz - Saaz 3.1% AA-45 min
1/2 oz - Cascade 4.3% -30 min
3/4 cup - Dextrose (priming)
Wyeast 2112 - Make 1/4 gal of starter using 1/2# Northwestern Extract Co. DME. Boil for 15 min let cool, add yeast and let stand 24 hrs.

Steep grains at 150 degrees for 30 min, add to 3 gls of water. Remove from heat and add extract. Bring to a boil and add hops as scheduled. Cool wort using prefered method, and add cold water to bring the batch up to 5 gallons. Pitch yeast starter.

OG: 1:041
IBUs: 17

Source: Northwestern Extract Co.

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Honey Lager

6# Northwestern Gold Malt Extract
1# Wild Flower Honey
1/2# Carapils Malt
1 1/2 oz - Cascade Hop Plugs 6.6% AA-60 min
1/2 oz - Cascade Plug 6.6% -10 min
1 tsp - Iriah Moss - 15 min
2/3 cup - Dextrose (priming)
Wyeast 2007 -

Steep grains at 150 degrees for 30 min, add to 3 gls of water. Remove from heat and add extract. Bring to a boil and add hops as scheduled. Add honey at last 15 minutes of boil. Cool wort using prefered method, and add cold water to bring the batch up to 5 gallons. Pitch yeast (starter prefered) to wort that is cooled to 65-70 degrees F. Ferment primary at 50 degrees F for 14 days and secondary at 50 degrees F for 14 days

OG: 1:045
TG: 1:011

Source: Joel Beckman - Minnesota

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