Sam Adams Extract

Description:

This is the extract version of Boston Lager. I never made this but the calculations are correct and sould taste very close.

Size:

• 5 gallons

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb. 60 crystal
• 4 lb. light malt extract
• 2 1/2 lb. light DME
• 2 oz. Tettnanger(bittering)
• 1/2 oz. Tettnanger(aroma)
• 1/4 oz. Hallerttau Mittlefruh(flavor)
• 1/4 oz. Hallerttau Mittlefruh(dry)
• 1 tsp. Irish Moss
• 1 1/4 cup xtra light DME(priming)
• Wyeast 2206 Bavarian Lager yeast

Brewing Instructions:

Steep crystal in 1/2 gallon of 150f water for 20 min.Strain the grain and run 1/2 gallon of 150f water over the grains.Add enough water to get 1 1/2 gallons. Bring to a boil and remove from jeat. Add the Xtract,light DME, and bittering hops. Bring water to 2 1/2 gallond and boil for 45 min.Add flavor hops and irish moss. Boil for 13 min. and add the aroma hops.Boil for 2 more min. Remove from stove, cool,place in fermentor,and add enough water to make 5 gallons.Pitch yeast and ferment cool(55f).Rack to secondary and add the dry hops.

Fermentation:

• Primary for 10 days@55.

• O.G.-1.050
• F.G.-1.012
• Alcohol-5.0%