From Josh Pfriem, cofounder and brewmaster at pFriem Family Brewers in Hood River, Oregon, here’s a homebrew-scale recipe for their clean, crushable, and softly floral Mexican-inspired lager.
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With its grain bill of about 20 percent corn grits, this beer won a gold medal at the 2022 Great American Beer Festival in the Australasian, Latin American, or Tropical Light Lager category. For a deeper dive into brewing lagers with adjuncts, be sure to check out Pfriem’s video course on Elevating International Lagers.
ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.042 (10.5°P)
FG: 1.007 (1.8°P)
IBUs: 22
ABV: 4.6%
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