Bird of Prey American Lager

  • MaltyMalty
  • FloralFloral
  • CitrusCitrus
  • SweetSweet
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Fly like a falcon, swoop like a hawk, there’s nothing dovish about this brew. Falconers Flight hops have been used to create citrus and floral aromas in the great American Pale Ales and IPAs but when used in this Amber Lager recipe it soars in to release grapefruit flavours on the beak that fly over the slightly sweet malt. The caramel sweetness and biscuity flavours hover nicely with the firm bitterness, and the lager yeast lands a crisp finish firmly in its talons every time.

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Recipe Contains

1 × Mr Beer Bewitched Amber Ale (1.3kg)
1 × Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract - Golden (250g)
1 × Mr Beer Carbonation Drops (72g)

You'll Need

2 × 25g Falconers Flight Hops
1 × 11.5g Saflager W-34/70 Dry Yeast

Beer Style: Amber

Colour (EBC): 46
Volume: 10L
Difficulty: Intermediate

ABV 5.5%

Alcohol by Volume

38 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 46

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Ingredients

1 x 1.3kg Mr Beer Bewitched Amber Ale
1 x 250g Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract – Golden
2 x 25g Falconers Flight Hops
1 x 11.5g Saflager W-34/70 Dry Yeast
1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops

Mix

Clean and sanitise all equipment that will come in contact with the brew.
Bring the Unhopped Malt Extract – Golden to the boil in 1 litre of water.
Add 25g of Falconers Flight Hops and boil for 5 mins.
Remove from the heat and set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool.
Strain the malt hop liquid into the Fermenting Vessel (FV).
Add the contents of the Bewitched Amber Ale to the FV.
Fill the FV with cold water to the 10 litre mark - no need to stir.
Sprinkle the Saflager W-34/70 Dry Yeast and fit the lid.

Home Recipes BIRD OF PREY AMERICAN LAGER

Bird of Prey American Lager

Fly like a falcon, swoop like a hawk, there’s nothing dovish about this brew. Falconers Flight hops have been used to create citrus and floral aromas in the great American Pale Ales and IPAs but when used in this Amber Lager recipe it soars in to release grapefruit flavours on the beak that fly over the slightly sweet malt. The caramel sweetness and biscuity flavours hover nicely with the firm bitterness, and the lager yeast lands a crisp finish firmly in its talons every time.

Bird of Prey American Lager
Beer Style Amber
Flavour Profile Malty, Floral, Citrus, Sweet
Alcohol Content 5.5%
Colour (EBC) 46
Bitterness (IBU) 38
Volume 10L
Difficulty Intermediate

Ingredients

1 x 1.3kg Mr Beer Bewitched Amber Ale
1 x 250g Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract – Golden
2 x 25g Falconers Flight Hops
1 x 11.5g Saflager W-34/70 Dry Yeast
1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

Clean and sanitise all equipment that will come in contact with the brew.
Bring the Unhopped Malt Extract – Golden to the boil in 1 litre of water.
Add 25g of Falconers Flight Hops and boil for 5 mins.
Remove from the heat and set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool.
Strain the malt hop liquid into the Fermenting Vessel (FV).
Add the contents of the Bewitched Amber Ale to the FV.
Fill the FV with cold water to the 10 litre mark - no need to stir.
Sprinkle the Saflager W-34/70 Dry Yeast and fit the lid.

2. Brew

Place the FV in a location out of direct sunlight and try to ferment between 12C-15C.
Fermentation should take 10 to 14 days.
At day 10, add the remaining 25g of Falconers Flight Hops.
At around day 12 check the specific gravity (SG).
Check the SG again the following day and so on.

3. Bottle

The brew is ready once the SG has stabilised over a couple of days, expect 1010 to 1014.
Gently fill clean PET bottles to about 3cm from the top.
Add 2 carbonation drops per bottle and secure the caps.
Store the bottles upright in a location out of direct sunlight at or above 18C.

4. Enjoy

After at least two weeks, check for sufficient carbonation by squeezing the bottles.
Bottles kept unrefrigerated should improve in the short term.
When ready to drink, chill the bottles upright.
The chilled beer may be poured into clean glassware, leaving the sediment behind.
Expect the alcohol content to be approximately 5.5% ABV.

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