American beer consumption until the 1850s relied largely on British imports. Unfortunately, suitable malt was not yet available for brewing beer in the New World. As in the British Isles, dark-coloured, strong beers dominated at this time.
Beer consumption was not widespread, as transport made beer very expensive. The boom in American beer production dates back to the 1850s, when German settlers arrived in the New World. They tried to recreate German lagers. Here they were no longer bound by the Rheinheitsgebot and were free to experiment. After several experiments, they finally settled on the six-row barley and some maize available locally.
In America, the then-fashionable Saaz and Tettnanger hops were not available, so they were replaced with local varieties, which often made the beer much more bitter. However, this bitterness was consolidated in the 20th century. The big change came during American Prohibition, with many American breweries going out of business and the larger ones, such as Coors, switching to ceramics, Anheuser-Busch soft drinks, ice cream and non-alcoholic beers. After alcohol prohibition, World War II gave a new impetus to the American lager style.
Often breweries could not obtain sufficient quantities of barley and maize, which were used to supply countries at war. This is how 20-30% of the rice was added to the beer. In the end, the public liked the resulting drier beer so much that rice has been used in American lagers ever since. During the 20th century, subtypes such as Light Lager, Lager and Cream Ale were developed. All three types can be described as golden in colour, easy to drink beers with a maximum of 40% unmalted ingredients.
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Malt:
3.3 kg Viking Pilsner malt
Hops (+ boiling time):
30g Spalt Select hops - 20min
Yeast:
1 packet Brewline W34/70 yeast
Full recipe HERE
You can make 21 litres of beer from the recipe pack.
