Batch #1-25 Japanese Rice Lager
| Style | Rice Lager |
| Ingredients | See below, or in the notes for this video: Japanese Rice Lager (YouTube) |
| Brewing Date: | Saturday, April 19, 2025 |
| Primary Fermentation: | Saturday, April 19, 2025 |
| Original Gravity: | TBD |
| Secondary Fermentation: | n/a |
| Bottling Date: | Saturday, April 26, 2025 |
| Final Gravity: | TBD |
| Release Date: | Friday, May 23, 2025 (Memorial Day Weekend) |
| Alcohol by volume: | Target: 3.3% |
| Brand: | The Barrels of Loxley |
| Release Name: | Bud Right |
A new recipe for me: credit to 5-minute brewery for the base recipe in the video above (whole grain).
This is a partial mash adaption.
Candidates (May vary brewing dates):
- Domo Arigato Hoppy Japanese-style Rice Lager (homebrewersassociation.org)
- Annie’s Rice & Easy Lager (beerandbrewing.com)
- Recipe adapted from whole grain in video (see below)
Recipe:
- 4.8 Gallons of Carbon Filtered Water
Water additions:
– 2.9g Calcium Chloride
– 2.8g Epsom Salt
– 3.0g Gypsum
- 4 lbs 8oz Heidelberg Malt (63.2 %)
- 2 lbs 10oz Flaked Rice (36.8 %)
- 1 oz Moutere Hops (18%)
- Yeast: Imperial L28 Urkel (no starter needed)
Mash 149 deg F for 60 minutes.
Stir often to prevent rice from sticking together.
Add some FermCap-S (foam inhibitor).
Hops:
@ 60 minutes: 0.13 oz
@ 10 minutes: 0.15 oz
@ 1 minute: 0.50 oz
Cool to 50-60 deg F, then pitch yeast.
Summary:
TBD
