Lemondrop Lager

  • FloralFloral
  • HerbalHerbal
  • CitrusCitrus
  • Bitter-FinishBitter-Finish
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Pucker up for a citrus sensation that’ll tantalise your tastebuds. This crafty lager pours deep gold and slightly hazier than usual. The sun-drenched medley of aromas is led by lemon, followed by delicate floral, mint, green tea, and a touch of melon. From the first sip, the citrus punch is balanced by a subtle maltiness with floral and herbal touches around the edges. Rounded out with a crisp, cracker finish, Lemondrop Lager is full of deliciously zesty surprises.

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Recipe Contains

1 × Mr Beer Golden Ale (1.3kg)
1 × Carapils Malt (250g)
1 × German Lager Yeast (15g)
1 × Mr Beer Carbonation Drops (72g)

You'll Need

1 × 25g Lemondrop Hops

Beer Style: Lager

Colour (EBC): 10
Volume: 8.5L
Difficulty: Advanced

ABV 5.8%

Alcohol by Volume

50 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 10

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Ingredients

1 x 1.3kg Mr Beer Golden Ale
1 x 250g Carapils Malt
1 x 25g Lemondrop Hops
1 x 15g Coopers German Lager Yeast
1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops

Mix

Place the Carapils Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack it using a rolling pin.
In a good size pot (around 5 Litres) bring 1 litre of water to approximately 60-70°C, add the crushed
Carapils Malt (we recommend wrapping in a mesh cleaning cloth, pulled straight from the wrapper)
and let steep for about 30 minutes.
Remove the Carapils Malt by gathering up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the liquid
to drain from the malt back into the pot.
Add pot to the stove and bring to the boil for 5 minutes.
Set pot in an ice bath to cool for 15 minutes.
Strain the wort into your Fermenting Vessel (FV) and add the Mr Beer Golden Ale, stir to dissolve.
Fill the FV with cold water to the 5 litre mark.
Check the temperature and top up to the 8.5 litre mark with hot or cold water to get as close to 12°C
as possible.
Sprinkle the Coopers German Lager Yeast and fit the lid

Home Recipes LEMONDROP LAGER

Lemondrop Lager

Pucker up for a citrus sensation that’ll tantalise your tastebuds. This crafty lager pours deep gold and slightly hazier than usual. The sun-drenched medley of aromas is led by lemon, followed by delicate floral, mint, green tea, and a touch of melon. From the first sip, the citrus punch is balanced by a subtle maltiness with floral and herbal touches around the edges. Rounded out with a crisp, cracker finish, Lemondrop Lager is full of deliciously zesty surprises.

Lemondrop Lager
Beer Style Lager
Flavour Profile Floral, Herbal, Citrus, Bitter-Finish
Alcohol Content 5.8%
Colour (EBC) 10
Bitterness (IBU) 50
Volume 8.5L
Difficulty Advanced

Ingredients

1 x 1.3kg Mr Beer Golden Ale
1 x 250g Carapils Malt
1 x 25g Lemondrop Hops
1 x 15g Coopers German Lager Yeast
1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

Place the Carapils Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack it using a rolling pin.
In a good size pot (around 5 Litres) bring 1 litre of water to approximately 60-70°C, add the crushed
Carapils Malt (we recommend wrapping in a mesh cleaning cloth, pulled straight from the wrapper)
and let steep for about 30 minutes.
Remove the Carapils Malt by gathering up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the liquid
to drain from the malt back into the pot.
Add pot to the stove and bring to the boil for 5 minutes.
Set pot in an ice bath to cool for 15 minutes.
Strain the wort into your Fermenting Vessel (FV) and add the Mr Beer Golden Ale, stir to dissolve.
Fill the FV with cold water to the 5 litre mark.
Check the temperature and top up to the 8.5 litre mark with hot or cold water to get as close to 12°C
as possible.
Sprinkle the Coopers German Lager Yeast and fit the lid

2. Brew

Place the FV in a location out of direct sunlight and try to ferment between 12C-22C.
Fermentation should take 5 to 10 days.
Once fermentation slows down, approximately day 5, add the 25g of Lemondrop Hops (we
recommend wrapping them in a mesh cleaning cloth, pulled straight from the wrapper).
Leave for 3 days and then check 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 about 1008 to 1013.
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 with age.
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 5.8% ABV.

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