Highland Park Brewery in Los Angeles, California brew progressive lager beer with the emphasis on hop forward styles. They created the "West Coast Pilsner" style merging low alpha European style hops for bittering on the hot side with dry hopping high alpha American style hops for exotic flavours on the cold side bridging the gap between the Old World & the New World. Fine bitterness and refreshingly dry character make way for huge hop driven aromatics.
20 LITERS | ABV 5.8% | IBU ~ 40 | SRM 3.3 | MASH EFFICIENCY 75% | PRE BOIL 24L | OG 1.057 | FG 1.013 | MASH 90 MIN @ 67⁰C | BOIL 60 MIN
NOTES:
This recipe uses several low alpha lager hops bred by Wild About Hops for the hot side additions. If you don't have access to these varieties you can substitute Saaz (3.75% AA) or another low alpha hop.
MASH:
• 2300g (5 lb) ALE MALT 2.5 SRM [45%]
• 2300g (5 lb) PILSNER MALT 30 SRM [45%]
• 500g (1.1 lb) CARAFOAM 7.6 SRM [10%]
BOIL:
• 74g (2.61oz) MELLOW YELLOW 3.75% AA @ 60 MINUTES
• 28g (1.0oz) PURPLE HAZE 4.0% AA @ 30 MINUTES
STEEP/WHIRLPOOL FOR 30 MINS @ 85⁰C:
• 28g (1.0oz) LIMEALICIOUS 4.5% AA
DRY HOP FOR 3 DAYS BEFORE PACKAGING:
• 56g (2oz) MOSAIC
• 56g (2oz) MOTUEKA
• 56g (2oz) RIWAKA
• 1ST CHOICE: W-34/70 FERMENTIS LAGER YEAST
ADD 15 MINS BEFORE FLAME OUT:
• 1/4 TSP IRISH MOSS (or clarifier of choice)
HOT SIDE (SOFT BITTERING) - LOW ALPHA
LIBERTY
MOUNT HOOD
STERLING
RIWAKA
MOTUEKA
HERSBRUCKER
SAPHIR
MITTELFRUH
TETTNANG
SAAZ
WILLAMETTE
VANGUARD
PACIFICA
PURPLE HAZE
MELLOW YELLOW
LIMEALICIOUS
STRISSELSPALT
LORIEN
COLD SIDE (DRY HOP) - HIGH ALPHA
MOSAIC
CITRA
NELSON SAUVIN
NECTARON
CALYPSO
CENTENNIAL
GALAXY
SUPERDELIC
CASHMERE
CHINOOK
EQUINOX
AZACCA
SABRO
SIMCOE
TALUS
VIC SECRET
ENIGMA
TANGERINE DREAM
ORANGE SUNRISE
RAKAU
