Goodnight America

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Dark Lagers are often a popular brew at this time of year and this Dark American style Lager is no exception; fermented with true lager yeast, this brew combines the quality attributes of a Vienna lager (rich, malty smoothness) with those of an American style Pale Ale (hop aromatics and clean bitter finish) to produce a rich copper brown brew that boasts roasted malt and vanilla flavours, with a citrus and pine finish; perfectly suited to the season.

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Recipe Contains

2 × Thomas Coopers Amber Malt Extract (1.5kg)
1 × Carbonation Drops (250g)

You'll Need

1 × 200g Caramunich I Malt
3 × 25g Falconers Flight Hops
1 × 11.5g Saflager W-34/70 Lager Yeast

Beer Style: Amber

Colour (EBC): 50
Volume: 23L
Difficulty: Advanced

ABV 4.6%

Alcohol by Volume

25 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 50

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Ingredients

2 x 1.5kg Thomas Coopers Amber Malt Extract
1 x 200g Caramunich I Malt
3 x 25g Falconers Flight Hops
1 x 11.5g Saflager W-34/70 Dry Lager Yeast
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

Mix

The Day Before: Line a pot (at least 4 litres) with a mesh cleaning cloth (pulled straight from the
pack), then add the cracked Caramunich I Malt and 2 litres of cold water.
Fit the lid and sit in the fridge for 24hrs.
Brew Day: Remove from the fridge then gather up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the
liquid to drain from the Caramunich I Malt back into the pot.
Transfer the liquid to a good sized pot (around 8 litres) and bring to the boil with a further 2 litres of
water and 500g of Amber Malt Extract.
Add 25g of Falconers Flight Hops and boil for 20min.
Then add another 25g of Falconers Flight Hops and continue to boil for another 15min.
Remove from the heat, add the last 25g of Falconers Flight Hops and let sit for 10mins.
Set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool then strain into a fermenting vessel.
Add the remaining Amber Malt Extract, stir to dissolve then top up with cool water to the 20 litre
mark and stir thoroughly.
Check the brew temperature and top up to the 23 litre mark with warm or cold water (refrigerated if
necessary) to get as close as possible to 21C.
Sprinkle the dry yeast and fit the lid.

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Goodnight America

Dark Lagers are often a popular brew at this time of year and this Dark American style Lager is no exception; fermented with true lager yeast, this brew combines the quality attributes of a Vienna lager (rich, malty smoothness) with those of an American style Pale Ale (hop aromatics and clean bitter finish) to produce a rich copper brown brew that boasts roasted malt and vanilla flavours, with a citrus and pine finish; perfectly suited to the season.

Goodnight America
Beer Style Amber
Flavour Profile Malty, Hoppy, Fruity, Citrus
Alcohol Content 4.6%
Colour (EBC) 50
Bitterness (IBU) 25
Volume 23L
Difficulty Advanced

Ingredients

2 x 1.5kg Thomas Coopers Amber Malt Extract
1 x 200g Caramunich I Malt
3 x 25g Falconers Flight Hops
1 x 11.5g Saflager W-34/70 Dry Lager Yeast
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

The Day Before: Line a pot (at least 4 litres) with a mesh cleaning cloth (pulled straight from the
pack), then add the cracked Caramunich I Malt and 2 litres of cold water.
Fit the lid and sit in the fridge for 24hrs.
Brew Day: Remove from the fridge then gather up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the
liquid to drain from the Caramunich I Malt back into the pot.
Transfer the liquid to a good sized pot (around 8 litres) and bring to the boil with a further 2 litres of
water and 500g of Amber Malt Extract.
Add 25g of Falconers Flight Hops and boil for 20min.
Then add another 25g of Falconers Flight Hops and continue to boil for another 15min.
Remove from the heat, add the last 25g of Falconers Flight Hops and let sit for 10mins.
Set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool then strain into a fermenting vessel.
Add the remaining Amber Malt Extract, stir to dissolve then top up with cool water to the 20 litre
mark and stir thoroughly.
Check the brew temperature and top up to the 23 litre mark with warm or cold water (refrigerated if
necessary) to get as close as possible to 21C.
Sprinkle the dry yeast and fit the lid.

2. Brew

Allow the brew to drop to 12C - 15C over the course of 12 to 24hrs then try to maintain this
temperature range during fermentation.
Fermentation has finished once the specific gravity is stable over 2 days. It should finish in the range
of 1010 – 1006.

3. Bottle

Gently fill clean PET bottles to about 3cm from the top.
Add 2 carbonation drops per bottle and secure the caps (use only one carbonation drop for bottles
intended to be stored for a longer period).
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 PET bottles.
To take advantage of the fresh hop characters we recommend you drink this beer early!
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 4.6% ABV

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