Homebrew Recipe

Western Hills Pre-Prohibition Lager

Method:: All Grain
Style:: Pre-Prohibition Lager
Boil Time:: 60 min.
Batch Size:: 5 gal.
Boil Size:: 6 gal.
Efficiency:: 0
Rating:
Source:: Brew Your Own
Source Notes:: July-August 2019, Vol. 25, No.4 page 48. The name was inspired by the coastal hills between my house and the Pacific Ocean in Sonoma County, CA.
Notes:: Be sure to make an appropriate-sized yeast starter a day or two prior to brew day if using liquid yeast. If using dried yeast, be sure to pitch two sachets of yeast. Mash grains in 4 gallons of water at 148 F for 90 minutes (including flaked maize and rice). The mash duration and temperature are key to assuring proper attenuation by the yeast. Mash out and sparge at 170 F to collect 6 gallons of wort in the kettle. Boil for 60 minutes, adding hops as indicated. Cool to 70 F to pitch yeast, then gradually cool to 50-60 F for primary and secondary. Apply a 24 - 48 hour diacetyl rest at 70 F prior to lagering. Lager at 30 - 34 F for 3 to 6 weeks prior to packaging.

OG	FG	ABV	SRM	IBU
1.06	1.014	6.2	7	42

Name	Amount	% Grain Bill
Lager or Pilsner Malt	6 lbs.	47.76
Notes: Calls for German Pilsner malt
Pale Malt - 6-Row	3 lbs.	23.88
Notes: Calls for U.S. 6-row malt
Flaked Corn	1.25 lbs.	9.95
Notes: Calls for flaked maize
Flaked Rice	1.25 lbs.	9.95
Biscuit Malt	1 lbs.	7.96
Notes: Calls for Victory malt.
Acidulated Malt	0.0625 lbs.	0.50
Notes: Calls for 1 oz.
Total:	12.56 lbs.

Name	Amount	Boil Time	Use	AA
Simcoe	0.5 oz.	60	Boil	14
Notes: 7 AAU
Simcoe	0.3 oz.	30	Boil	14
Notes: 4.2 AAU
Simcoe	0.5 oz.	0	Boil	14

Name	Amount
Simcoe	1.3 oz.

Name	Amount	Time	Use	Type
Whirfloc	1 tablet	15 minutes	Boil	Clarifying

Step	Name	Temp	Time	Type
1	Single Infusion Mash	148	90	All Grain