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Distant Whistles
The author of this recipe claims the taste of his homebrew reminds him of the sound of a distant train on a summer night. It should come as little surprise that he's a retired railroad engineer.
Type: Lager
Style: Dark Lager
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Recipe Type: Extract only
Recipe Contributed By: Briess Technical Services Team
Ingredients
Quantity Ingredient Comment Malt Style 3.3 lbs CBW® Sparkling Amber LME Extract, LME 1 lb CBW® Porter DME Extract, DME 1 lb Rice Syrup, Dry Dry 0.8 oz Northern Brewers Hops Boil 60 minutes 0.2 oz Mt. Hood Hops Boil 5 minutes 2 pkg Nottingham Lager Yeast, Dry
Procedures
- Bring 4 gallons of water to a boil
- Add extract and syrup
- Stir vigorously to dissolve
- Bring to a boil
- Add bittering hops and bring to a rolling boil
- Add finishing hops as indicated
- Remove from heat
- Cool to 55-60ºF
- Transfer to primary fermenter
- Fill to desired level with cold water
- Oxygenate and pitch yeast
Primary Fermentation: 7 days at 65ºF
Secondary Fermentation: Optimum temp is 34-38ºF until beer reaches its final gravity
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