American Lager - 1 Hour Recipe Kit
$34.99
Pale and refreshing with light bitterness and gentle hops
Inspired by beers such as: Hamm’s Beer, Budweiser, Pabst Blue Ribbon (PBR)
An American Lager is a light-bodied beer that is typically pale yellow in color. It has a crisp, clean flavor with a low hop bitterness. American Lagers are often brewed with corn or rice, which gives them a smooth, slightly sweet taste. They are the most popular type of beer in the United States.
While lager yeasts often require cold fermentation to achieve their delicate, clean flavors, this beer is fermented with a kveik yeast* that allows for a lager-like profile without the need for precise temperature control. Hence, why we call it a “pseudo-lager”.
*Kveik yeasts are special Scandinavian-bred yeast cultures that ferment rapidly at room temperature or even higher. Kveiks have various flavor profiles — this kit uses Omega Yeast’s Lutra Kveik, which has a consistently clean, neutral flavor across its 68–95° temperature range.
Recipe Type: Pseudo-lager
Malt Base: Extract
Steeping Grains: No
Hop Additions: Pre-Boil
Fermentation Time: 1-2 weeks
Conditioning Time: 1-2 weeks
Maltiness: Low
Hoppiness: Moderately low
Bitterness: Low
Color: Straw to gold
Aroma: Floral, bready, herbal
Flavor: Bready, grassy, floral, dry
Body: Light
ABV: 4.9% (+/- 0.5%)
Great For: Beginner/Intermediate brewers
Simply Brewing® 1 Hour Recipe Kits contain all the ingredients for new and experienced brewers to easily brew 2.5 gallons of beer in a simple, 1-hour brewday with the use of a