Atlántico Mexican Lager Extract Beer Recipe Kit
Sun, Sand, and Cerveza
Often times, nothing satisfies quite like a Mexican-style light lager. Pale, crisp, and clean, these beers invoke images of beaches, sunshine, and softly swelling waves. Envision notes of bready pilsner malt, faint floral and spicy hop character, and an extraordinarily clean and crisp finish to whisk you off to the tropics. Atlántico Mexican Lager checks all of these boxes and leaves in its wake pure beer satisfaction.
Brewing Notes
- Style: Light Lager
- Fermentation Range: 49 – 53° F
- Original Gravity: 1.050
- SRM: 3.5
- IBUs: 17
- ABV: 5.1%
Tasting Notes
- Aroma: Clean, sweet malt aroma with hints of crusty bread. Low, but pleasant herbal, earthy, and floral hop aroma. Clean fermentation character with low esters and no sulfur.
- Appearance: Golden straw hue with brilliant clarity if sufficiently lagered. Bright white and tight-laced foam head with good persistence.
- Flavor: Crisp, clean malt flavors reminiscent of fresh bread with notes of biscuit. Low bitterness with a medium-low herbal, floral, and pleasing noble hop character.
- Mouthfeel: Easy drinking with medium-low body and a quick finish on the palate. Satisfying and thirst-quenching.
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Notes from Brad, Northern Brewer Head Brewer:
“What is otherwise a simple pilsner-style beer is taken to the next level with impressively clean and crisp Mexican lager yeast. The key to brewing this beer is all about the yeast – pitching a large amount of yeast and ensuring it is provided proper fermentation temperatures will make this a truly memorable beer. While yeast labs offer billions of cells in each package, making a yeast starter or pitching multiple packs of yeast is recommended for the best results. If you prefer to use dry yeast, that’s cool too, as the same recommendations still apply.
This beer may take a while to make, but the end result is worth it. If you have the patience to let this beer lager for the full 4 weeks as outlined in the instructions, you will end up with a bright, clean, clear, crisp lager with minimal esters and a satisfying dry finish. Kick back, soak up the sun and bask in the glory of your delicious homemade Mexican-style lager.”
