Munich Lager and LME

[Lanny]

I am relatively new to brewing. I have completed an IPA which is bottled and improving in the garage. I have completed a Beaverdale white 30 bottle kit and now have a Beaverdale red nearing the end of fermentation. To keep the fermentation bucket in use I know have a Mangrove Jacks Munich Lager with Mangrove Jack LME and a Mangrove Jack Californian Lager Yeast - it all came as an upgrade kit. Problem is..........I have no recipe to follow. I have a stock of brewing sugar but do I need it? Do I use the tin, LME and yeast with no other additives and top up to 23lt? I like the Amstel/Kronenberg taste so don't want something too weak tasting.

 

[Clint]

Hello,
Try punching your ingredients into the calculator on the forum for the style of beer you want.

 

[Poochops]

What are the weights of the ingredients? (Not the yeast)

 

[Lanny]

What are the weights of the ingredients? (Not the yeast)

1.7kg Munich Lager Malt Extract and 1.2kg LME.

 

[Poochops]

Ran it through Brewers Friend for you. It'll probably go to 1.006/8 so slightly over 4%.
You could brew it to 20litres for 4.5%,

Throw half a kilo of sugar in for another 1%, personally I would do that but wouldn't use any more than that it would ruin the body of what should be a nice kit.

HOME BREW RECIPE:
Title: Munich lager

Brew Method: Extract
Style Name: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 23 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.040
Efficiency: 100% (steeping grains only)


STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.040
Final Gravity: 1.010
ABV (standard): 3.93%
IBU (tinseth): 0
SRM (morey): 7.5

FERMENTABLES:
1.7 kg - Liquid Malt Extract - Amber (58.6%)
1.2 kg - Dry Malt Extract - Amber (41.4%)

YEAST - Mangrove Jacks M54

Attenuation (avg): 75%
Flocculation: Low
Optimum Temp: 18.89 - 21.11 C


This recipe has been published online at:
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/594915/munich-lager

Generated by Brewer's Friend - https://www.brewersfriend.com/
Date: 2018-01-16 23:23 UTC
Recipe Last Updated: 2018-01-16 23:21 UTC

 

[Lanny]

Ran it through Brewers Friend for you. It'll probably go to 1.006/8 so slightly over 4%.
You could brew it to 20litres for 4.5%,

Throw half a kilo of sugar in for another 1%, personally I would do that but wouldn't use any more than that it would ruin the body of what should be a nice kit.

HOME BREW RECIPE:
Title: Munich lager

Brew Method: Extract
Style Name: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 23 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.040
Efficiency: 100% (steeping grains only)


STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.040
Final Gravity: 1.010
ABV (standard): 3.93%
IBU (tinseth): 0
SRM (morey): 7.5

FERMENTABLES:
1.7 kg - Liquid Malt Extract - Amber (58.6%)
1.2 kg - Dry Malt Extract - Amber (41.4%)

YEAST - Mangrove Jacks M54

Attenuation (avg): 75%
Flocculation: Low
Optimum Temp: 18.89 - 21.11 C


This recipe has been published online at:
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/594915/munich-lager

Generated by Brewer's Friend - https://www.brewersfriend.com/
Date: 2018-01-16 23:23 UTC
Recipe Last Updated: 2018-01-16 23:21 UTC

Thanks very much. I looked at the calculator after the first reply but it didn't make much sense to me. I'll have to take a longer look and see if I can match your results.

 

[Poochops]

It's worth having a play around with, you add each component to the fermentables and it calculates the gravity and colour and then adjusts as you add or amend, So you could put yours in and adjust the volume or extra sugar and it updates the outcomes. Set it to extract unless your using grains. 20litrs with half a kilo sugar will actually be 5.7% Laarvely!
That yeast brews at Ale temps so just keep it above 18, preferably 20 and brew it like your first kit, give it 2 weeks in the FV and you'll be golden. Good luck.

 

[Lanny]

It's worth having a play around with, you add each component to the fermentables and it calculates the gravity and colour and then adjusts as you add or amend, So you could put yours in and adjust the volume or extra sugar and it updates the outcomes. Set it to extract unless your using grains. 20litrs with half a kilo sugar will actually be 5.7% Laarvely!
That yeast brews at Ale temps so just keep it above 18, preferably 20 and brew it like your first kit, give it 2 weeks in the FV and you'll be golden. Good luck.

Thanks for the help.