Featherweight Champion Light Lager Beer Kit - All Grain

Description

Your Featherweight Champion Light Lager uses 7 lbs of Pilsner Malt as the base for a clean, bready malt character and 8 oz of Bonlander Munich Malt to add a touch of delicate sweetness. Hallertau hops at 60 minutes supply mild noble bitterness while Tettnang hops at 15 and 5 minutes contribute light spice and floral notes. SafLager W-34/70 yeast keeps fermentation clean so the beer finishes crisp and light-bodied at a final gravity of 1.007.

Your Featherweight Champion Light Lager kit never sits on a shelf. Your grains are crushed to order. Your ingredients are packed fresh and you don't pay for a flashy box. It's all about providing you with the freshest ingredients for you to make your best beer.

Beer Specifications

• ABV: 4.0% - 4.4%
• Original Gravity: 1.039
• Final Gravity: 1.007
• IBUs: 23
• SRM: 3

Disclaimer: All calculations are for approximation purposes only.

Ingredients

Grain Bill (combined in one bag)

• 7 lbs Pilsner Malt
• 8 oz Bonlander Munich Malt

Hops (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 oz Hallertau Hops - 60 min
• .5 oz Tettnang Hops - 15 min
• .5 oz Tettnang Hops - 5 min

Yeast (substitutions based on availability)

• 2 packets SafLager W-34/70 Yeast

Also Included

• 5 oz Priming Sugar

Instructions

Hop Schedule

• 1 oz Hallertau Hops - 60 min
• .5 oz Tettnang Hops - 15 min
• .5 oz Tettnang Hops - 5 min

Prepare Equipment

1. Sanitize all brewing equipment thoroughly.

Mash

1. Heat 4.5 gallons of water to 150°F.
2. Add Pilsner Malt and Bonlander Munich Malt to the mash tun.
3. Mash at 150°F for 75 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Sparge

1. Heat 4 gallons of water to 170°F.
2. Sparge the grains, collecting 6.5 gallons of pre-boil wort.

Boil & Hop Schedule

1. Bring the wort to a rolling boil for 60 minutes.
2. Add hops according to the schedule:
3. .5 oz Tettnang Hops at 15 minutes.
4. .5 oz Tettnang Hops at 5 minutes.

Cool and Transfer

1. Use an immersion chiller or counterflow chiller to cool the wort to 50°F.
2. Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermenter. Top up to 5 gallon for primary fermentation.

Fermentation

1. Pitch both packets of SafLager W-34/70 yeast into the fermenter.
2. Ferment at 50°F for 3-4 weeks.

Lagering (Recommended)

1. After primary fermentation, cold crash to 34°F and hold for 4-6 weeks to smooth out the flavor.

Packaging Options

1. Priming for Bottling:
2. Dissolve 5 oz of priming sugar in 2 cups boiling water.
3. Cool the sugar solution, then add it to a sanitized bottling bucket.
4. Transfer beer to the bucket, mix gently, and bottle.
5. Condition bottles at room temperature for 4-6 weeks before chilling and serving.
6. Kegging:
7. Transfer the beer into a sanitized keg.
8. Seal and purge oxygen by burping the keg with CO₂.
9. Set the CO₂ regulator to 12 PSI and store at 38°F for 4-6 weeks.