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December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 5:19 pm
by Buccaneer
3.4 kg Pilsner
0.5 kg CaraPils
0.5 kg Munich
0.25 kg melanoidin

WLP833 (made a starter)

60 minute infusion mash @ 150F
Salts added to RO water (20L):
MgSO4 1.5g
CaCl2 1.5g

Lautered and sparged until I had 31L.

90 minute boil.
0.8 oz Mt Hood (4.8%) @ 60 mins
0.7 oz Mt Hood @ 10 mins

20L into fermenter (1.048)
Aerated with aquarium pump and stone for 90 minutes.
Ferment at 9-11C

Day 8 - raised temp to 12-14C
Day 9 - raised temp to 17-19C
Day 12 - raised temp to 19-21C

Bottled with sugar solution on day 15.

FG 1.010 - 5% abv

For you Untappd folks - Ahoy! Buccaneer Brewing Company on Untappd http://untp.beer/2xQay


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Re: December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 4:05 pm
by LiverDance
Having this one now. Nice and clean with a touch of sweetness from the pils and some malt character from the melanoidan as well. great for watching football


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Re: December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 4:23 pm
by Halifax_Jeff
Very nice. I don't usually go for lagers but that was tasty. Clean and well done! Thanks

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Re: December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 5:47 pm
by Markus
Nice clean lager. Great start to the exchange.👍🏻

Re: December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 8:50 pm
by mumblecrunch
Thoroughly decent beer to kick off the month. Cheers!


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Re: December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:24 pm
by oceanic_brew
Very nice beer. Soft malt sweetness on the nose and it’s well balanced in the flavour as well. Easy to tell that care was taken in fermenting this, it’s very clean and lets the malts shine through.

Thanks


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Re: December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:10 pm
by John G
Nice beer. Toasty, bread crust malt in aroma and flavour is great. Clean lager flavour and it is crisp. Easy drinking and a great start! Thanks for sharing.

Re: December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:34 pm
by CartoonCod
Its a nice easy drinking beer. A bit cloudier than I would expect in an amber lager, but it doesn't detract from the nice sweet grainy malt character. I get a subtle hop character on the nose. This beer is well balanced and hanging a bit on the sweet malt side. I'm getting low amounts of sulphury DMS character initially but seemed to dissipate half way through the glass.
Overall I am really enjoying this beer thanks!

Re: December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:47 am
by PMackie
Really enjoyed this beer. A little on the sweet side, but none the less very crisp and easy drinking. I would drink it again. Thanks!

Re: December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:55 am
by darciandjenn
Thought this was a great beer to kick off the month. Malt character was very enjoyable and it benefited from a lovely clean fermentation profile. I wouldn't have hated a bit more bitterness to balance out the sweetness, but I'd definitely have another either way. Cheers!

Re: December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 11:52 am
by sheppard107
Nice start to the month. Big fan of malty lagers and this did not disappoint.

Re: December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 1:22 pm
by mdentremont
A lovely clean lager. My wife and I enjoyed it after a busy Sunday. It had a nice malty-sweetness which was very well paired with the bitterness level.

I would have thought WLP833 would have been a bit dirtier, I'll definitely take note of that, and make use in the future!

Re: December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2019 6:19 pm
by Buccaneer
I don't think I'm a fan of the WLP833 at all. I much prefer Wyeast 2206.

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Re: December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:15 pm
by jmacdonald
Nice and malty with a sweetness. A bit more sweetness than I would like personally, but I would not turn down another. Thanks for sharing!

Re: December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2019 6:10 pm
by GCR
Sharing this with my dad. Very nicely done! (he agrees). A well executed beer... been a while since I've had a lager, and I enjoyed this.Image

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Re: December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2019 8:56 pm
by know1
Agreed with others, nice clean ferment. Bready malt sweetness is tamed by the lager crispness for an enjoyable euro lager. Thanks!

Re: December 2019 exchange - Dec 1st - Amber lager - Ahoy!

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2019 10:39 pm
by amartin
Just getting started now, unfortunately.

Great beer, easy drinking. I am getting a little bit of the sulphur, but I like the sulphur, it reminds you that it’s a lager and not a clean ale.


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