High Country Canadian Draft w/Pale Export

High Country Canadian Draft w/Pale Export
Features: bold hops, clean and golden draft (4.6% abv)
Price Range: $18.00

Overall Rating: Vary Good








Fuses the bold hop character and clean finish of High Country Canadian Draft with the golden colored continental style of Pale Export UME to make a hoppy lager with added body.

REFILL INCLUDES:

1 Can High Country Canadian Draft (HME)
1 Can Pale Export (UME)
1 Packet Dry Brewing Yeast (under lid of HME)
1 Packet One-Step™ sanitizing cleanser

INGREDIENTS: MALTED TWO ROW BARLEY, HOPS, HOP EXTRACT, WATER, AND YEAST (Packed Under Lid).

Fermentation, Carbonation And Conditioning Times:
21 days for fermentation
21 days for carbonation
28 days minimum conditioning at 50-70F
02 days minimum in fridge

Fermentation: 24-Jul/14-Aug (68-72F)
Carbonation : 14-Aug/04-Sep (68-72F)
Conditioning: 04-Sep/25-Sep (50-70F)


Brewer's Comments: "This was my second time brewing this beer, the recipe included 1 can of (HME) and 1 can of (UME). The last time we drank this brew we really like it. It is a great beer to drink on these really hot summer days. It will quench your thirst without knocking you out with too much alcohol in the process".

I'm going to create a lite version of this beer at bottling time by filling a 1 litre PET bottle about 60% with beer from the fermenter and then topping it off with filtered water. I let my brews carbonate for 21 days so it produces a good head and a very tasty, lighter version of the original recipe.


Fermentation:
The ingredients used in this recipe require average fermentation and carbonation times in order to allow the yeast to work. I typically allow 3 weeks for fermentation at a constant 70F for all my beer recipes.


Carbonation:
Just as in the fermentation process your carbonation times will depend on the complexities of each recipe and the amount of additional ingredients that are added. As a general rule of thumb recipes containing many ingredients will take longer to carbonate than recipes with few ingredients.I let my bottles carbonate for at least 3 weeks before moving them down to the conditioning, or lagering room.


Conditioning/Lagering:
Conditioning, also known as Lagering the beer allows the beer's flavors to fully merge and mature in the bottle before drinking. In a basement, with a consistent year round temperature range of 50-65F, naturally brewed beer can be stored for up to 6-12 months as it will be preserved by the alcohol. Prior to drinking the beer should be refrigerated for 24-48 hours and served cold in a clean glass.