American Premium - Beer Recipe Kit

Original Gravity: 1.0388 Final Gravity: 1.0097 Alcohol by Volume: 3.816%

Very low hop bitterness. This is a dry light bodied beer. This is the beer your neighbors who consume mass amounts (90% of all beer drunk in the U.S) of and are always wanting you to brew. Make some new friends today.

3.3 lbs. Extra light Malt Extract

2 1/2 lb. 2 Row Pale Domestic (cracked)

1/2 lb. 6 Row Pale (cracked)

1 1/2 oz.  (4.5 AAU)  Saaz Hops

1/2 oz. (1.5 AAU) Saaz Hops

1 pkg. White Labs WLP810 San Francisco Lager Yeast Next Generation

(or choose WLP840 American Pilsner Lager Yeast from the yeast choice menu provided if you have temp. controlled refrigerator).

4 oz. Crown Caps (approx. 55 caps)

5 oz. Priming Sugar (approx. 3/4 cup)

Mash grains in 1 gallon of 160^oF water for 60 minutes. Sparge with 1 gallon of 170oF water. Return the liquid to pot add malt extract and 1 1/2 oz. Saaz hops and boil for 50 minutes. Remove from heat and add 1/2 oz. Saaz hops and steep for 10 minutes. Strain into enough cold water to make 5 gallon and pitch yeast when cooled to 80^oF or below. Ferment at 70^oF or lower if possible.

Yields 5 gallons.

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