Recipes
Beer-style: Pale Lager Family
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.
Czech Pale Lager
A Czech Pale Lager is the lower alcohol little brother of the Czech Pilsner, and here is a recipe from a native of Czech Republic. The production methods are fairly unique, so if you’re looking for something different than your normal brew sessions, this recipe could be for you.
Czech Pale Lager
If you’re in the mood for lower-alcohol beer with character, Czech pale lager is a nice alternative to making session IPAs or English bitters. Recipe by Petr Bachan • Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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
Cinco de Mayo Cerveza
Recipe courtesy of Leener’s Brew Works – Northfield, Ohio
www.leeners.com
More Beer’s California Common
Jason Petros, of More Beer, sent us his recipe for a California Common beer.
Anchor Brewing Co.’s Anchor Steam clone
This beer takes its name from the days when beer was made in the cool climate of San Francisco on rooftops in the nineteenth century—open vessels were used to help cool the beer quickly. Steam is the beer that convinced Fritz Maytag to buy the brewery in 1965 and carry on the brewing tradition that started there in the late 1800s. It features a deep amber color and Northern Brewer hops.
