Will this recipe work ok for a Lager?

[Tattie bogle]

Hello, never brewed a lager before but planning to have a bash tomorrow. I'm not fully prepared as far as ingredients go but wondered if the following recipe would work out ok (as I have these in). What to people think? Or should I hold of and get some proper lager malts? Cheers!

Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio
Pale Malt 5 EBC 9 lbs. 6.1 oz 4260 grams 86%
Munich Malt 20 EBC 1 lbs. 1.4 oz 495 grams 10%
Torrefied Wheat 4 EBC 0 lbs. 6.9 oz 195 grams 4%

Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Saaz Whole 3.3 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 2.5 oz 70 grams 100%

Final Volume: 25 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.050
Final Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol Content: 5% ABV
Total Liquor: 35.4 Litres
Mash Liquor: 12.4 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 85 %
Bitterness: 23 EBU
Colour: 11 EBC

Saflager yeast

[john_drummer]

I think I'd use Lager malt rather than your Pale Malt, if there's any difference, but I've no real experience of lager from grain either.

I did do a sort-of Pilsner a few weeks ago using Pilsner Malt and a lager yeast, but it's still lagering & I'm not sure how it's going to turn out. If it does come good it'll be very strong and very dry

[Rookie]

Hello, never brewed a lager before but planning to have a bash tomorrow. I'm not fully prepared as far as ingredients go but wondered if the following recipe would work out ok (as I have these in). What to people think? Or should I hold of and get some proper lager malts? Cheers!

Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio
Pale Malt 5 EBC 9 lbs. 6.1 oz 4260 grams 86%
Munich Malt 20 EBC 1 lbs. 1.4 oz 495 grams 10%
Torrefied Wheat 4 EBC 0 lbs. 6.9 oz 195 grams 4%

Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Saaz Whole 3.3 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 2.5 oz 70 grams 100%

Final Volume: 25 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.050
Final Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol Content: 5% ABV
Total Liquor: 35.4 Litres
Mash Liquor: 12.4 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 85 %
Bitterness: 23 EBU
Colour: 11 EBC

Saflager yeast

Looks like a pretty good one to me. Unless you are using only one grain with low IBUs and a nuetral yeast you'd be hard put to tell the difference between pils malt and pale malt.

[dave-o]

It depends how authentic you want it. What you have there will make a drinkable, lager-like pale ale that will be better than most of the stuff you get in the shops.
If you want the dryness and paleness characteristic of a lager though, you probably want lager/pilsner malt.

[Tattie bogle]

Well I gave it a bash. Not too fussed about it being authentic, I'll be very happy if it turns out better than what I normally buy in though!

Have it fermenting at the moment, trouble is the temperature in the back room is possibly too high (at ~16C) but my utility room is probably too cold at the moment (~9C), I've opted for the warmer option until the cold weather passes.

Cheers