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We have here a really good example of the pseudo-Lagers brewed by smaller UK breweries in the 1960s and 1970s. Not having the equipment to brew a proper Lager, they simply brewed a very pale top-fermenting beer.

Which is exactly what we have here. The recipe is very simple: lager malt, flaked rice and a tiny bit of malt extract. I assume that rice has been chosen as the adjunct in order to keep the colour as pale as possible. There’s really not a lot more to say about the grist.

In reality, this is a Golden Ale, just artificially carbonated, stuck into kegs and served cold.

A typical underlet mashing process was employed. Nothing even vaguely resembling a decoction mash. Though much the same as the scheme used for their other beers.

There was a single type of English hop from the 1973 harvest.
1975 Elgood Lager
lager malt 6.50 lb 87.60%
flaked rice 0.67 lb 9.03%
malt extract 0.25 lb 3.37%
Fuggles 95 min 0.50 oz
Fuggles 60 min 0.50 oz
Fuggles 30 min 0.50 oz
OG 1034
FG 1008
ABV 3.44
Apparent attenuation 76.47%
IBU 20
SRM 2.5
Mash at 151º F
Sparge at 170º F
Boil time 95 minutes
pitching temp 59º F
Yeast WLP007 Dry English Ale

action barrels strike heat initial heat mins stood
mash 16 147º F 144º F 20
underlet 3 200º F 151º F 100
sparge 1 20 170º F
sparge 2 15 160º F


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