German Leichtbier I

By Mark Charlwood

Recipe is part of Recipe Index

BJCP 2021 Style 5A German Leichtbier

Awards

Lager Than Life 2019 (Pillars Brewery, London)

1st - Best of Show

1st - Light Lagers

Statistics

• ABV 3.6%
• IBU 22
• OG 1.039
• FG 1.012

Ingredients

Water

• 15 litres Tesco Ashbeck water
• Salts added to 5 litres mash liquor: 0.1g gypsum, 0.7g calcium chloride, 0.4g Epsom salt
• Salts added to 10 litres sparge liquor: 0.2g gypsum, 1.4g calcium chloride, 0.8g Epsom salt

Malt

• 100% Weyermann Pilsner

Hops

• Hallertauer Mittelfruh, 3.5% AA, 6 IBU @ 60min
• Hallertauer Mittelfruh, 3.5% AA, 2.4 IBU @ 5min
• Hallertauer Mittelfruh, 3.5% AA, 13.8 IBU Steep/whirlpool 45 minutes (added at 71°C)

Yeast

• Fermentis S-189

Process

Mash

• 66°C — 60 min
• Single batch sparge, liquor at 90°C added directly to mash tun.

Boil

• 60 minutes
• Protofloc added at 15 minutes

Ferment

• Pitch at 10°C
• Hold between 10°C and 11°C for 3 days
• Increase ambient temperature by 3°C every 12 hours until 19°C
• Hold at 19°C for 1 week.
• Crash to 3°C, add gelatine, hold for 1 week before kegging.