Ren | Red Lager | BeerCo All Grain Brewers Recipe Kit BeerCo

Let everything fall where it’s going to fall. MC Ren. If you be looking for something different in your glass be that in the Spring or Summer or Autumn or Winter perhaps you should be lookin at Ren | Red Lager.  Based on a popular Vienna Lager style with layers of Malt flavor flavour and some of the newest hops in Luminosa and fermented with a Lager yeast you will find this sublime all the time.  Don’t be livin’ a life full of regret.  Get your Brewing On with Ren | Red Lager and spin some sweet as tunes while you enjoy it responsibly sippin’ back in the yard in the sun having fun with your hommies.

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This recipe has been compiled by Dermott at BeerCo.au – we Hip Hop you enjoy it – Responsibly as Always! Please send us your feedback to [email protected]

Vital Stats:

Batch & Boil

• Batch Size: 23.0 L US 6 Gallon
• Boil Time: 90 min

Properties

• OG 1.047
• FG 1.009
• IBU 40
• ABV 5%
• Colour 25 EBC
• Balance – 0.86 BU/GU

Malt

Hops

Yeast

Dry | Fermentis by LeSaffre

• Fermentis by Lesaffre | SafLager™ S-23 Yeast 11.5g Sachets x 2

Liquid | Bluestone Yeast

• BSY-L005 Pilsen Bluestone Yeast 1 x Pitch 

Mash Brewing Aids (Optional) / Water Adjustment:

Based on a typical Melbourne Water Profile from City West Water default profile:

• 2g of Calcium Chloride
• 2g of Calcium Sulphate – Gypsum 
• 5g of Magnesium Sulphate – Epsom Salt 

Method:

1. Mash Water Prep: – Optional: Add 2g each of Caclium Chloride and Gypsum and 5g Epsom salt to the mash water.
2. Mash: Single infusion mash at 67°C for 60 minutes at a ratio of 1-3L of Mash Water to 1Kg of Grain allowing for any mash false bottom approx. 16 L.
3. Infuse mash with near boiling water while stirring or with recirculating mash system raise temp to mash out at 78°C.
4. Sparge slowly with approx 16-17L of pre-heated sparge water at around 78°C filling your kettle to your normal pre-boil level of approx. 6.5 gallons or 25L if doing a 60 mins boil (add a litre if doing a full 90 min boil as prescribed).  
5. Boil – vigorous boil for 90 mins if time permits with first hop additions at 60 mins – 20g of Luminosa® US Hops for firm bittering.  Add another 20g of Luminosa® US Hops with 15 minutes left on the boil.
6. Fining and Yeast Nutrient Addition: Optional: 10 mins remaining on the boil add a tablet of Deltafloc (Whirlfloc) and 1 tablet of servomyces yeast nutrient.
7. Third Hop Addition: With 5 mins remaining on the boil add another 20g of Luminosa® US Hops.
8. Chill down and Oxygenate your Wort ahead of Yeast Pitching – The wort should be chilled to a temperature of 12°C – 18°C (53.6-64.4°F) or below before you pitch your lager yeast and bring down to fermentation temperature to 12°C. Pitch the yeast directly in the fermentation vessel on the surface of the wort at or above the fermentation temperature.
9. Fast Ferment Lager Option: After 5 days at 12°C raise to 15°C for 2 days then 17°C for 1 day then 18°C for 1 day before cold crashing to 2-4 °C for 5 days.
10. Longer Lager Fermentation Option: First 7 days at 12°C then raise to 16°C for 7 more days until fully attenuated (two days stable hydrometer reading).
11. Conditioning – Rack the beer off the yeast lager or cold condition for as long as possible. Pilsner Urquell lager for 42 days! Can you manage 2 weeks!? If not, keg 48-72 hours after yeast off.  Then package, carbonate, and…wait. In 2 weeks or so, it’ll be good. In 4 weeks, it’ll be better. In 6 weeks…well, you’ll see. 
12. Lagering – To Lager is to Store Cold and the longer you Lager or store cold the more your Ren | Red Lager will clear and crystalise and mellow and round out in terms of flavour.  Of course if you love fresh as beer you can try a shorter 2 weeks cold conditioning possibly combined with carbonation if your keg!  Remember to toast MC Ren with your favourite lines when you enjoy responsibly! cheers!

Sauces of Brewspiration:

• MC Ren

Further Reading and Knowledge on Brewing a Vienna Lager:

• Make Your Best Vienna Lager
• Vienna Lager | Tips from the Pros
• Style Spotlight | Vienna Lager

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