John Q. Adams Marblehead Lager Beer Recipe Kit

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John Q. Adams Marblehead Lager Beer Recipe Kit

SKU 0080

PRICE AS CONFIGURED:

$39.99

Price Per BOTTLE: $0.83

Product Details

Brewers, patriots, countrymen: lend us your tankards. This golden-amber beer sports balanced hops and malt, noble aromas, and a clean finish. A complex but approachable mix of spicy German hops and ripe-fruit-sweet caramel malt interweave across your nose and palate from the first whiff to the last sip. An excellent session beer that still has enough going on in the glass for contemplative sipping if the mood should take you.

It's technically not an ale, but we use Wyeast's California Lager yeast in this recipe so you can ferment it at ale temps and still achieve a clean, lager-like result.

Read How to Make a Lager.

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Additional Information

SKU

0080
Beer Color Light
Original Gravity

1050
Total Time to Make 6 weeks
Regional Style German/Czech/Continental
Alcohol Content Medium
Yield 5 Gallons
Beer Style Hybrid Beers
Fermentation Type Lager
Beer Recipe Kit Instructions Click here for recipe kit instructions
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How to Make a Lager

Customer Reviews

Based on 8 reviews
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Bagot

Excellent taste, love it

A
Aaron W.
A fair lager, subtle flavors, easy drinker

Very basic recipe, just some base and crystal specialty malts. I used Saflager 34/70 instead of the recommended Saflager S23.

Fermented in my chamber for a month at 60F, then cold crashed at 38F for a week. Just kegged so it is definitely not conditioned yet. Soft sweetness, maybe a touch of candy, hints of floral and honey, maybe even a suggestion of herbal notes? I'm sure the flavor profile will change somewhat after it is fully conditioned.

I brewed this in the winter, and it works fine for me, but this would make a good summer session, lawnmower beer. Pretty light, easy to drink, very approachable.

C
Charles R.P.

John Q. Adams Marblehead Lager Beer Recipe Kit

H
Hank
The experiment was a success

This review is a tad biased because i doctored the recipe. How was it doctored you ask? The wort was augmented with a 15% adjunct consisting of buckwheat honey, black strap molasses and dark brown sugar. This took the OG to 1.059. The yeast was pitched at 62 degrees. The batch sat at 64 degrees for a couple days until active fermentation was evident. it was moved to the basement and kept at 50 degrees for 4 weeks. It was then moved to the secondary with the addition of charred oak flavoring. It lagered for 6 weeks at this temp. I know -the temp was too high for a lager. In this case it turned out perfect! The result is a malty, caramel flavored lager with just a hint of oak and a fine, light hops finish. Alcohol content? A pleasing 5.9%. I'm giving this kit five stars because it is an excellent brew. Maybe next time I'll follow the recipe and give it an unbiased review? Then again i might not. >insert grin here

D
Daniel S.
Excellent Beer

This is a fantastic lager that is crisp and has a good flavor.

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Customer Reviews

Based on 8 reviews
88%
(7)
0%
(0)
13%
(1)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
B
Bagot

Excellent taste, love it

A
Aaron W.
A fair lager, subtle flavors, easy drinker

Very basic recipe, just some base and crystal specialty malts. I used Saflager 34/70 instead of the recommended Saflager S23.

Fermented in my chamber for a month at 60F, then cold crashed at 38F for a week. Just kegged so it is definitely not conditioned yet. Soft sweetness, maybe a touch of candy, hints of floral and honey, maybe even a suggestion of herbal notes? I'm sure the flavor profile will change somewhat after it is fully conditioned.

I brewed this in the winter, and it works fine for me, but this would make a good summer session, lawnmower beer. Pretty light, easy to drink, very approachable.

C
Charles R.P.

John Q. Adams Marblehead Lager Beer Recipe Kit

H
Hank
The experiment was a success

This review is a tad biased because i doctored the recipe. How was it doctored you ask? The wort was augmented with a 15% adjunct consisting of buckwheat honey, black strap molasses and dark brown sugar. This took the OG to 1.059. The yeast was pitched at 62 degrees. The batch sat at 64 degrees for a couple days until active fermentation was evident. it was moved to the basement and kept at 50 degrees for 4 weeks. It was then moved to the secondary with the addition of charred oak flavoring. It lagered for 6 weeks at this temp. I know -the temp was too high for a lager. In this case it turned out perfect! The result is a malty, caramel flavored lager with just a hint of oak and a fine, light hops finish. Alcohol content? A pleasing 5.9%. I'm giving this kit five stars because it is an excellent brew. Maybe next time I'll follow the recipe and give it an unbiased review? Then again i might not. >insert grin here

D
Daniel S.
Excellent Beer

This is a fantastic lager that is crisp and has a good flavor.

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