My first Lager Brew Help Required

[barneey]

Hi All,

I want to have a go at brewing my first lager (All grain).

Can someone please recommend a simple recipe to use, ie nothing too ambitious for my first brew.

Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks

[far9410]

Hi

Lager malt, perhaps a little wheat, saaz orhersbrucker all early, lager yeast . Ferment about 13 c, bring temp up to about 19c for a couple of days. Rack off, leave somewhere cool for at least a month, sup

[barneey]

Thanks F. I`ll have a look around other brew days threads for similat ingredients.

Cheers

C

[Normski]

Hi Barneey
I made a few lagers last year. One was particularly good.
It had 3kg Lager malt, 1kg Munich malt, Sazz hops, and importantly a decent Lager Yeast, I used W34/70
For me the yeast and the munich were a big part of why is was so good. I have done decoction mashes, but dont think I'll bother again, as I dont think it made any difference. I did ferment at 13c. Let it clear in a keg then bottled it. It was top quality after two months.
Norm

[charliefarley]

I'd go all lager/pilsner malt. 30-34 ibu of Saaz/tettnang/perle.

The key is loads and loads of yeast.

Pitch cool 7C and ferment at 10C for two or three weeks. Lager for minimum of four weeks.

[Barley Water]

Well if this is your first lager you might want to go with something a bit darker because it will be more forgiving. I have a Vienna lager fermenting right now, basicly 100% Vienna malt with just a touch of melonodin and a touch of Carafa II for color. Want something darker, try a Munich Dunkel, 100% Munich malt with a touch of Carafa II again for color. If you want to do German lagers, I always decoct them but I am sure you can make a decent beer without doing that (I usually enter my stuff in contests so I'm always looking for an edge). The whole trick with lagers is fermentation control plus of course you need to pitch enough yeast. Have fun.