Lager? I Hardly Know Her! Light Pilsner Beer Kit - Extract

Description

Your Lager? I Hardly Know Her! delivers a clean, crisp light pilsner with pale golden color from the Pilsner Dry Malt Extract base. Bonlander Munich Malt adds subtle bready depth to the malt foundation without weighing it down.

Hallertau hops lay down soft classic bitterness while Saaz hops contribute delicate herbal and floral notes. The SafLager W-34/70 yeast produces exceptional clarity, a dry finish, and restrained esters that let the ingredients stand out.

Your Lager? I Hardly Know Her! 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 giving you the freshest ingredients to make your best beer.

Beer Specifications

• ABV: 3.8% - 4.0%
• Original Gravity: 1.035 - 1.040
• Final Gravity: 1.006 - 1.007
• IBUs: 27
• SRM: 3

Disclaimer: All calculations are for approximation purposes only.

Ingredients

Malt Extracts

• 4 lbs Pilsner Dry Malt Extract

Specialty Grains

• 8 oz. Bonlander Munich Malt

Hops (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 oz Hallertau Hops
• 1 oz Saaz Hops

Yeast (substitutions based on availability)

• Packet SafLager W-34/70 Yeast

Additives

• 5 oz Priming Sugar
• Irish Moss / Yeast Energizer Combo
• 1 Muslin Bag

Instructions

Hop Schedule

• 60 minutes: 1 oz Hallertau Mittelfrüh Hops
• 15 minutes: 1/2 oz Saaz Hops
• 5 minutes: 1/2 oz Saaz Hops

1. Sanitize all brewing equipment, fermenter, airlock, and any tools that will come into contact with the wort.
2. Heat 2.5 gallons of water to 155°F.
3. Add Bonlander Munich Malt to a muslin bag and steep for 30 minutes.
4. Remove the muslin bag and allow it to drain into the kettle. Do not squeeze. Discard the grains.
5. Remove the kettle from heat and slowly stir in the Pilsner Dry Malt Extract, ensuring it fully dissolves.
6. Return the kettle to heat and bring the wort to a boil.
7. Boil for 60 minutes, adding hops according to the schedule: 1 oz Hallertau Mittelfrüh Hops at 60 minutes. 1/2 oz Saaz Hops at 15 minutes. Add the Irish Moss / Energizer Combo at this stage as well. 1/2 oz Saaz Hops at 5 minutes.
8. Use an immersion chiller or ice bath to cool the wort down to 50°F.
9. Transfer to a 6.5 gallon fermenter or larger and top up to the 5 gallon mark with clean, filtered water. Pitch yeast and allow 10-14 days for fermentation to complete, holding temperature around 50°F.
10. After primary fermentation, cold crash to 34°F and hold for 4-6 weeks to smooth out the flavor.

Bottle Conditioning

1. Dissolve 5 oz of priming sugar in 2 cups boiling water.
2. Cool the sugar solution, then add it to a sanitized bottling bucket.
3. Transfer beer to the bucket, mix gently, and bottle.
4. Condition bottles at room temperature for 4-6 weeks before chilling and serving.

Kegging

1. Transfer the beer into a sanitized keg.
2. Seal and purge oxygen by burping the keg with CO₂.
3. Set the CO₂ regulator to 12 PSI and store at 38°F for 4-6 weeks.