Recipes
Beer-style: American Lager
The Schizlitz
This is a beer formulated with some information I received about how Schlitz was brewed in 1975. I simplified this formulation by using flaked maize and specifiying that the beer be fermented at working strength, rather than using high gravity brewing.
Red, White and Brew Pilsner
This is a modern American Pilsner, though not an attempt to clone any particular brand.
Uncommon Common – California Common
Anchor Brewing Company has always been very generous to homebrewers. This recipe by Jamil Zainasheff makes a beer similar in flavor to Anchor Steam, but a bit bigger in mouthfeel, hops and malt flavors. If you want a beer a bit drier and more like Anchor Steam, eliminate the Munich, Victory and pale chocolate malts.
Beano® Braü
Need to brew an Ultra low carb batch of beer? No reason the stop homebrewing just because you want to keep track of your carbohydrate intake. We’ve got a recipe for those who are counting their calories utilizing Beano® to help consume extra carbohydrates found in beer.
Al Capone’s Beer Recipe from Chicago 1924
A recipe from a brewery that supposedly owned by Al Capone.
Classic American Pilsner
Jamil Zainasheff’s lays down a CAP recipe for brewers to try their hand at. Be sure to use fresh hops and keep a close eye on the fermentation temperature.
RPB’s Lede Lager
RPB’s Lede Lager (5 gallon/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.060 FG = 1.014 IBU = 62 SRM = 13 ABV = 6.2% Ingredients 9 lbs. (4.1 kg) 2-row pale malt 2.5 lbs.
Holly’s Honey Lager
Recipe supplied by Beer at Home out of Englewood, Colorado. An easy drinking, lawnmower beer with hints of the honey on the nose and flavor profile.
Classic American Pilsner
Nothing says summer quite like enjoying a crisp CAP on a hot afternoon. Here is a CAP recipe from Fermenter’s Supply and Equipment based out of Omaha, Nebraska.
Pre-Prohibition Lager
A pre-Pro lager brewed with a yeast strain reputed to come from Philly’s old Christian Schmidt Brewery. This recipe is based on one developed by award-winning homebrewer Jeff Renner and originally published in “Brewing Techniques.”
Chesapeake Pilsner
Recipe submitted by Annapolis Home Brew: Severna Park, Maryland
More Beer’s California Common
Jason Petros, of More Beer, sent us his recipe for a California Common beer.
