Hops
Amount
|
Variety
|
Cost
|
Type
|
AA
|
Use
|
Time
|
IBU
|
Bill %
|
0.75 oz |
Tettnanger0.75 oz Tettnanger Hops |
|
Pellet |
4.5 |
Boil
|
60 min |
14.65 |
27.3% |
0.50 oz |
Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops |
|
Pellet |
3.5 |
Boil
|
15 min |
3.77 |
18.2% |
0.50 oz |
Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops |
|
Pellet |
3.5 |
Boil
|
10 min |
2.75 |
18.2% |
1 oz |
Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops |
|
Pellet |
3.5 |
Boil
|
5 min |
3.03 |
36.4% |
2.75 oz
/ $ 0.00
|
Hops Summary
Amount
|
Variety
|
Cost
|
IBU
|
Bill %
|
0.75 oz |
Tettnanger (Pellet) 0.74999999828443 oz Tettnanger (Pellet) Hops |
|
14.65 |
27.3% |
2 oz |
Saaz (Pellet) 1.9999999954251 oz Saaz (Pellet) Hops |
|
9.55 |
72.8% |
2.75 oz
/ $ 0.00
|
Mash Guidelines
Amount
|
Description
|
Type
|
Start Temp
|
Target Temp
|
Time
|
7.59 gal |
Strike Water (All Grain) |
Temperature |
-- |
137 °F |
-- |
|
Protein Rest |
Infusion |
-- |
131 °F |
15 min |
|
Alpha-Amylase Rest |
Temperature |
-- |
145 °F |
35 min |
|
Beta-Amylase Rest |
Temperature |
-- |
158 °F |
40 min |
|
Mash-Out |
Temperature |
-- |
170 °F |
20 min |
2.51 gal |
Batch Sparge |
Sparge |
-- |
170 °F |
15 min |
Starting Mash Thickness:
2.25 qt/lb
|
Other Ingredients
Amount
|
Name
|
Cost
|
Type
|
Use
|
Time
|
1 tsp |
Irish Moss
|
|
Fining |
Boil |
15 min. |
32.44 ml |
Phosphoric acid
|
|
Water Agt |
Mash |
1 hr. |
4.05 g |
Phosphoric acid
|
|
Water Agt |
Sparge |
1 hr. |
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 |
Mg+2 |
Na+ |
Cl- |
SO4-2 |
HCO3- |
7 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
25 |
Add 1lb rice hulls to every 5lb of grain to help keep mash temperature evenly distributed.
Pilsner malt:
Protein rest (122-131F 15 min) |
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
|
Notes
Overall Impression:
A pale, highly-attenuated, light-bodied German lager with lower alcohol and calories than normal-strength beers. Moderately bitter with noticeable malt and hop flavors, the beer is still interesting to drink.
Aroma:
Low to medium hop aroma, with a spicy, herbal, or floral character. Low to medium-low grainy-sweet or slightly crackery malt aroma. Clean fermentation profile.
Appearance:
Straw to pale gold in color. Brilliant clarity. Moderate white head with average to below average persistence.
Flavor:
Low to medium grainy-sweet malt flavor initially. Medium hop bitterness. Low to medium hop flavor, with a spicy, herbal, or floral quality. Clean fermentation character, well-lagered. Dry finish with a light malty and hoppy aftertaste.
Mouthfeel:
Light to very light body. Medium to high carbonation. Smooth, well-attenuated.
Comments:
Marketed primarily as a diet-oriented beer with lower carbohydrates, alcohol, and calories. Pronounced “LYESHT-beer.” May also be known as a Diat Pils or Helles, this style is in the schankbier gravity class. Other variations of Leicht class beers can be made from Weissbier, Kölsch, and Altbier; those beers are best entered in the Mixed-Style Beer category.
History:
Traditional versions existed as drinks for physical laborers in factories or fields, but modern versions are more based on popular American products in the same class.
Characteristic Ingredients:
Like a German Pils or Helles, continental Pils malt, German lager yeast, Saazer-type hops.
Style Comparison:
Like a lower-alcohol, lighter-bodied, slightly less aggressive German Pils or Helles.
Vital Statistics:
OG: 1.026 – 1.034
FG: 1.006 – 1.010
ABV: 2.4 – 3.6%
IBUs: 15 – 28
SRM: 2 – 5
Commercial Examples:
Beck’s Light, Bitburger Light, Mahr’s Leicht, Paulaner Münchner Hell Leicht, Paulaner Premium Leicht
Tags:
session-strength, pale-color, bottom-fermented, lagered, central-Europe, traditional-style, pale-lager-family, bitter, hoppy
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|
Cost $ |
Cost % |
Fermentables |
$ |
|
Steeping Grains (Extract Only) |
$ |
|
Hops |
$ |
|
Yeast |
$ |
|
Other |
$ |
|
Cost Per Barrel |
$ 0.00 |
|
Cost Per Pint |
$ 0.00 |
|
Total Cost |
$ 0.00 |
|
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