T.Ra.Sh. Light Mexican Lager
Brewed: 5/26/2023 Kegged: 6/3/2023
family reunions on his wife's mom's and step-dad's side of the family. His wife (aka the SheppyBrew Beer Model) has 5 brothers in this reunion. One is her actual brother and four are her step-dad's sons. Each of those brothers are married and each of them has at least 2 kids. Every two years, this whole group rents a house somewhere and spends a week together. Amazingly, everyone gets along well and there is none of the drama you would typically imagine with this large of a group.
These reunions have been named "T.RA.SH." (based on the initials of the last names of the people going to the reunion.
The beer that was created was a Vienna Lager and little darker in color than most of the adults at the "T.RA.SH." reunion would typically drink. In the summer of 2016, we thought maybe it may be worth creating a "light" version of the beer more in line with what the others might typically drink.
The recipe of the "light" version is very similar to the "regular" version with a little less malt (and therefore less ABV) and doesn't include dark Munich Malt at all.
Unfortunately, batch 1 had an infection that forced us to dump the batch.
Batch 2 turned out awesome, and I followed up quickly with a batch 3 only about two months later.
Batch 4 was brewed on the Anvil Foundry.
Batch 5 was brewed on the Anvil Foundry and pressure fermented in my Fermenter King Chubby.
On untappd: T.Ra.Sh. Light Mexican Lager
For more about the T.Ra.Sh. Beers, see Sheppy's Blog: T.R.A.S.H.
| T.R.A.S.H. Light Mexican Lager --- Batch 5 (335) |
| Style | International Pale Lager | Batch Size | 6.00 gal | |||
| Type | All Grain | Boil Size | 7.12 gal | |||
| Brewhouse Efficiency | 68.00 | Boil Time | 60 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity | 1.045 SG | Estimated FG | 1.010 SG | ||||
| Recipe Bitterness | 22.7 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 4.7 % | ||||
| BU : GU | 0.501 | ||||||
| Recipe Color | 4.5 SRM |
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| Measured OG: | 1.045 | Measured FG: | 1.010 | ||||
| ADF: | 77 | Measured ABV: | 4.6 |
Ingredients
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.43 gal | Denver, Colorado | Water | 1 | - | - |
| 5.00 g | Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash) | Water Agent | 2 | - | - |
| 1.00 tsp | Lactic Acid (Mash) | Water Agent | 3 | - | - |
| 7 lbs | Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) | Grain | 4 | 63.6 % | 0.55 gal |
| 4 lbs | Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 5 | 36.4 % | 0.31 gal |
| 0.500 oz | Magnum [15.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min | Hop | 6 | 15.0 IBUs | - |
| 1.00 Items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) | Fining | 7 | - | - |
| 1.00 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) | Other | 8 | - | - |
| 0.500 oz | Magnum [15.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min | Hop | 9 | 5.9 IBUs | - |
| 1.000 oz | Saaz [3.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min | Hop | 10 | 1.9 IBUs | - |
| 1.0 pkg | Saflager Lager (DCL/Fermentis #W-34/70) [50.28 ml] | Yeast | 12 | - | - |
| 0.50 tsp | Gelatin (Bottling 2.0 days) | Fining | 13 | - | - |
Mash Profile
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saccharification | Add 33.71 qt of water at 155.8 F | 150.0 F | 45 min |
| Heat | Heat to 156.0 F over 10 min | 156.0 F | 20 min |
If steeping, remove grains,
and prepare to boil wort
Make 1.5 liter yeast starter a couple of days before brew day.
5g gypsum the mash water. This should bring Denver water profile (as defined by BeerSmith) to
Ca=68,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=138,Cl=23,HCO3=104
Acid addition to bring expected pH below 5.6
Brew as directed from recipe.
Cool wort to as close to 50 degrees as possible.
Ferment between 50 and 57 for a week, let rise to high 60's for another week.
Keg carbonate. Add geletin to keg after beer is chilled.
Brewing Record
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| Pre-boil OG | 1.043 (1.041 SG) | Pre-boil Vol | (7.12 gal) | |||
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Brewing Notes
5/17/2023 Bought ingredients this week. Need to update the recipe with hops, but the grains are set. Not sure when I'll brew this.
5/26/2023 Rare Friday brew day. Made starter yesterday.
5/26/2023 Brew day went well even though I was "at work" while doing it. Pre-boil was a bit high. To compensate, I started my brew timer about 10 minutes before the boil started (so the boil was 50 minutes rather than 60). This seems to have worked out since the OG was perfect. Added .5 tsp of lactic acid into the fermentor because of a BruLab episode I listened to this week.
5/29/2023 Tilt says 1.004 already and the krausen is starting to fall. It is funny how the Tilt behaves differently every batch. Anyway, the beer still needs significant clearing before I think about kegging. The psi is at about 12 or 13.
5/31/2023 Beer is starting to look pretty clear. My original plan was to keg in another 8 days, but with my visitor schedule it would be nice to have the Chubby available to brew Alpine Tundra this weekend. I might keg before Sunday and leave at room temp for additional "conditioning".
6/3/2023 Kegged. Pressure transfer went pretty well. The liquid flowed much faster than it did in Captain Serious. I did let the psi get a little low and the drop caused some of the trub to float up. Not as bad as No Drums. Flavor is great. Right now I don't have room in the beer fridge or kegerator, so it will condition a bit at room temp. 1.010 FG (right on plan) makes this a 4.6% beer.
6/13/2023 Keg went into the kegerator. Poured off one mini-pour of sludge and the 2nd one was fairly clear. Set the pressure at 25 to get carbonation going. Will probably add gelatin in a few days.
6/15/2023 Poured a little sample. Real foamy, but I think that is mostly because it is at high PSI. Carbonation doesn't look done quite yet. Great flavor. I think I'll wait until Sunday to add gelatin.
6/18/2023 Poured a pint. Carbonation pretty good. Clarity not nearly where I want it for weekend guests. Added gelatin. Probably should have added it a couple days ago. Oh well. Tastes excellent.
6/25/2023 Favorite with the Trash family. Yummy beer.
7/7/2023 Killed the keg. Was yummy while it lasted. Lots of people helped me drink this for sure.
5/17/2023 Bought ingredients this week. Need to update the recipe with hops, but the grains are set. Not sure when I'll brew this.
5/26/2023 Rare Friday brew day. Made starter yesterday.
5/26/2023 Brew day went well even though I was "at work" while doing it. Pre-boil was a bit high. To compensate, I started my brew timer about 10 minutes before the boil started (so the boil was 50 minutes rather than 60). This seems to have worked out since the OG was perfect. Added .5 tsp of lactic acid into the fermentor because of a BruLab episode I listened to this week.
5/29/2023 Tilt says 1.004 already and the krausen is starting to fall. It is funny how the Tilt behaves differently every batch. Anyway, the beer still needs significant clearing before I think about kegging. The psi is at about 12 or 13.
5/31/2023 Beer is starting to look pretty clear. My original plan was to keg in another 8 days, but with my visitor schedule it would be nice to have the Chubby available to brew Alpine Tundra this weekend. I might keg before Sunday and leave at room temp for additional "conditioning".
6/3/2023 Kegged. Pressure transfer went pretty well. The liquid flowed much faster than it did in Captain Serious. I did let the psi get a little low and the drop caused some of the trub to float up. Not as bad as No Drums. Flavor is great. Right now I don't have room in the beer fridge or kegerator, so it will condition a bit at room temp. 1.010 FG (right on plan) makes this a 4.6% beer.
6/13/2023 Keg went into the kegerator. Poured off one mini-pour of sludge and the 2nd one was fairly clear. Set the pressure at 25 to get carbonation going. Will probably add gelatin in a few days.
6/15/2023 Poured a little sample. Real foamy, but I think that is mostly because it is at high PSI. Carbonation doesn't look done quite yet. Great flavor. I think I'll wait until Sunday to add gelatin.
6/18/2023 Poured a pint. Carbonation pretty good. Clarity not nearly where I want it for weekend guests. Added gelatin. Probably should have added it a couple days ago. Oh well. Tastes excellent.
6/25/2023 Favorite with the Trash family. Yummy beer.
7/7/2023 Killed the keg. Was yummy while it lasted. Lots of people helped me drink this for sure.