Smuttynose Frankenlager clone

Smuttynose Frankenlager clone

(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)
OG = 1.060 FG = 1.015
IBU = 61 SRM = 4 ABV = 6.1%

Ingredients

12.5 lbs (5.7 kg) US 2-row pale malt
50 AAU German Magnum pellet hops (60 min.) (1 oz./28 g at 14% alpha acids)
1.8 AAU Saphir pellet hops (20 min.) (0.5 oz./14 g at 3.5% alpha acids)
3.4 AAU Saphir pellet hops (10 min). (0.75 oz./21 g at 3.5% alpha acids)
3.5 AAU Saphir pellet hops (0 min.) (1 oz./28 g at 3.5% alpha acids)
5 oz. (140 g) Saphir pellet hops (dry hop)
½ tsp. yeast nutrient (15 min.)
½ Whirfloc® tablet (15 min.)
White Labs WLP920 (Old Bavarian Lager) or White Labs WLP833 (German Bock Lager) yeast
2/3 cup corn sugar (if priming)

Step by Step

Several days before your brew day be sure the make a yeast starter. It is recommended that you pitch 424 billion yeast cells, which can be obtained by using either 1 fresh vial after making a 2.3 L stir plate starter, 2 fresh vial after making a 4.35 L non-stir plate starter or 5 fresh vials without a starter.

This is either single or double decoction mash, so build in some extra time in your brew day to account for the added steps. Mill the grains and mix with 4.7 gallons (17.8 L) of 158 F (70 C) strike water to reach a mash temperature of 147 F (64 C). Hold at this temperature for 40 minutes. Remove one gallon (3.8 L) of the grist and bring it to a boil (decoction) then add it back to the mash tun. This should step the mash up to 162 F (72.2 C) where you hold again for 20 minutes. Direct fire (or double decoct) up to 170 F (77 C) and hold for 10 minutes if you wish to perform a mash out. Vorlauf until your runnings are clear. Sparge the grains with approximately 3.5 gallons (13.25 L) of 170 F (72.2 C) water until 6.5 gallons (24.6 L) of 1.046 SG wort is collected in your boil kettle. Boil for 60 minutes adding hops, yeast nutrient, and kettle finings according to the ingredients list.

After the boil, turn off the heat and add the 0 min. hop additions according to the ingredients list. Whirlpool the kettle by gently stirring with a mash paddle for 2 minutes and then let rest for an addition 13 minutes to achieve a 15 minute flame out steep. Next, chill the wort to 50 F (10 C) and transfer into a clean and sanitized fermenter. Aerate the wort with pure oxygen for 90 seconds and pitch yeast.

Ferment at 50 F (10 C) until you reach terminal gravity. Add dry hops and dry hop at 50 F for a week. Crash cool for two days and then package. Carbonate to between 2.4 and 2.5 volumes of CO2 then enjoy!