Another attempt to clear some of these contest winnings... Coopers/Mr. B extract and a dry yeasts heading toward expiration. This extract also comes with ale yeast, but in the contest winnings was also a Saflager 34/70 that is near expiration, so we're doing this as a lager. As mentioned in the other post, this made for an unbelievably quick brew day (I did this and #78 back-to-back in about an hour). Of course, I'm suspecting taste and quality may lack a bit, though I've had decent results thus far with these extracts. This labeling and name alludes to Sam Adams, but I've tasted an end result of this one from a friend who made this, and it didn't resemble Sammy in the slightest.
Unfortunate side issue... dropped my hydrometer. No readings, but luckily no cut foot. I guess a trip to the LHBS is in order. They advertise these as 3.7% ABV, but experience and reading tells me that 3.1% might be the actual target. RDWHAHB...
Light Vienna Lager
Batch 2.13 gal
Extract
Recipe Characteristics
Recipe Gravity 1.032 OG
Estimated FG 1.008 FG
Recipe Bitterness 17 IBU
Alcohol by Volume 3.1%
Recipe Color 3° SRM
Ingredients
1.87 lb Mr. Beer/Coopers Patriot Lager Extract
1.00 unit Saflager W-34/70 Dry Lager Yeast
I hate the dropped hydrometer. Has not happened to me in a long time, but I feel your pain.
ReplyDeleteThe other day, I was wishing I could do an extract beer. Sometimes the all-grain brew day is so time-prohibitive that I miss those ultra-quick Mr. B Brew Days. I probably will never do another HME batch, but sometime I feel a nice "regular" extract brew day would be nice.
I can guarantee I won't do another HME after these four or five are gone, but I can't be mad about the quickness to fermenter.
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