Dark Mexican Lager - Partial Mash

Dark Mexican Lager - Partial Mash

This Mexican style dark lager is darker and has a little more body and malt flavor than those golden colored Mexican style lagers that are most familiar with.  Vienna malt, caramel Vienna malt, and chocolate malt provide bready, light caramel, and very light chocolate flavors.  German Hallertau and Hersbrucker hops are used for light hop bitterness.

Characteristics:

• ABV:  5.0%
• OG:  1.050
• FG:  1.011
• IBU:  17.2
• SRM:  11.3

This recipe kit DOES NOT  include yeast, priming sugar or grain bags.  However, we do give you yeast options at the top of the page. This recipe was designed using Saflager 34/70 dry lager yeast. The other recommended yeasts may have different levels of attenuation which may result in slight variations in the final gravity.  

Priming Sugar:  For priming sugar, we recommend the following:

• 5 oz Priming Sugar
• Carbonation Drops

Grain Bags:  If you need a grain bag, we recommend the following:

• Large Muslin Bag (Single Use)
• Jumbo Nylon Straining Bag (Reusable)

Hop Straining Bags:  If you need hop straining bags, we recommend the following:

• Small Muslin Hop Boiling Bag (Single Use)
• Fine Mesh Nylon Hop Bag With Drawstring (Reusable)

Recipe Sheet Download:  Dark Mexican Lager Partial Mash Recipe Instructions

* We strongly recommend adding an ice pack when ordering liquid yeast.  Transit times can vary and liquid yeast works best when it remains cold until the day you brew.