T.Ra.Sh. Light Mexican Lager
Brewed: 05/26/2023 Kegged: 06/03/2023
A couple of years ago ... the SheppyBrew Brew Master created a beer in honor of the  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.
| T.R.A.S.H. Light Mexican Lager --- Batch 5 (335) |
| Style |
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International Pale Lager |
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Batch Size |
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6.00 gal |
| Type |
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All Grain |
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Boil Size |
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7.12 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency |
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68.00 |
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Boil Time |
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60 minutes | Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
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1.045 SG |
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Estimated FG |
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1.010 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
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22.7 IBUs (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
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4.7 % |
| BU : GU |
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0.501 |
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| Recipe Color |
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4.5 SRM |
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| Measured OG: |
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1.045 |
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Measured FG: |
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1.010 |
| ADF: |
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77 |
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Measured ABV: |
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4.6 | Ingredients
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
Mash Steps
| 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
Recipe Notes 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 |
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1.043 (1.041 SG) |
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Pre-boil Vol |
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(7.12 gal) |
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