I'm contemplating a lager, I've done a couple of lagers before but never been completely happy with them.
I want a really clean tasting lager that isn't overly hopped, I'm the opposite of a hop head. Hippy beers are alright for a couple, but I like lager.
I actually find it a bit frustrating when brewers look down on commercial lager, making a good clean tasting lager is not an easy thing to do
I just wondered if anyone has any thoughts on making a good clean lager?
Any good recipes?
The last one I made was with untreated tap water, I used a white labs liquid yeast and fermented at 12 C in a temp controlled fridge. I don't have the fridge anymore (do still have the temp controller.. another old fridge in the garage is an option..). I forget exactly what the recipe was, it was a while ago, I seen to remember lager malts, some carapils and a hallertau hersbrucker at the start of the boil.
Then after fermenting it out I bottle conditioned it and aged it for a couple of months somewhere cold before drinking.
It was good but needed the time to settle before it really tasted good, but it wasnt as clean as I would have liked...
Anyways, if anyone reading this has any thoughts please share :)
I want a really clean tasting lager that isn't overly hopped, I'm the opposite of a hop head. Hippy beers are alright for a couple, but I like lager.
I actually find it a bit frustrating when brewers look down on commercial lager, making a good clean tasting lager is not an easy thing to do
I just wondered if anyone has any thoughts on making a good clean lager?
Any good recipes?
The last one I made was with untreated tap water, I used a white labs liquid yeast and fermented at 12 C in a temp controlled fridge. I don't have the fridge anymore (do still have the temp controller.. another old fridge in the garage is an option..). I forget exactly what the recipe was, it was a while ago, I seen to remember lager malts, some carapils and a hallertau hersbrucker at the start of the boil.
Then after fermenting it out I bottle conditioned it and aged it for a couple of months somewhere cold before drinking.
It was good but needed the time to settle before it really tasted good, but it wasnt as clean as I would have liked...
Anyways, if anyone reading this has any thoughts please share :)