International Pale Lager
1049 OG-1009 FG
100% Patagonia Extra Pale malt
20 IBU Warrior @ 60
WLP830
Yellow full water (Brunwater)
This beer has been in the keg 1 week today. A bit early for a review. But, I can't keep myself away from this keg.
Aroma: malty with pleasant sweetness.
Appearance: very light colored. Patagonia rates the malt at 1.5L. My beer has a slight chill haze (goes away as beer warms). Maybe that will go away over time. White thin head that dissipates very fast. Good lacing from the little head that remains.
Flavor: Smooth, clean, mild grain flavor, mild sweetness. Very pleasant flavor. Very mild flavor. Nothing jumps out. Very easy drinking lager. Bitterness is very smooth. No detectable hop flavor. Beer finishes with typical German lager taste (what I think of as "it")
Mouthfeel: Medium body with crisp dry finish.
Overall impression: delicious beer.
Remarks: Don't confuse Patagonia Extra Pale malt with Pilsner malt. This beer has some graininess but no crackers. This malt could easily sub for 2-row pale in any recipe.
This beer took like 2.5 days to show krausen then hit terminal gravity by day 10. Fermented at 48F and started raising temp on day 7. I was surprised how fast things went. I did a 4 day diacetyl rest though there was never any taste of butter.
I called it an International Pale Lager because I had Chilean malt, North American hops, and German yeast. I actually think the beer fits the style pretty well. I went camping last night (Monte Sano; mountain top 15 minutes from home; Huntsville, AL is awesome). My friends loved this beer.