Pendulum Swinger Light Ale

5 gallons/19 L, extract with grain; OG = 1.048  FG = 1.012; IBU = 27  SRM = 5  ABV = 4.7%

Ingredients:

• 3.5 lbs. (1.6 kg) Bierkeller Light liquid malt extract
• 2.0 lbs. (0.91 kg) Muntons Extra Light dried malt extract
• 1.0 lb. (0.45 kg) Pilsen malt
• 0.5 lbs. (0.23 kg) CaraPils® malt
• 3.7 AAU Saaz hop pellets (60 minutes) (1.0 oz/28 g of 3.7% alpha acids)
• 4.1 AAU Tettnang hops (15 mins) (1.0 oz./28 g of 4.1% alpha acids)
• 1.65 AAU Hersbrucker hops (15 mins) (0.5 oz./14 g of 3.3% alpha acids)
• 1.65 AAU Hersbrucker hops (5 mins) (0.5 oz./14 g at 3.30 alpha acids)
• White Labs WLP029 (German Ale/Kölsch) yeast
• 0.75 cups corn sugar (for priming)

Step by Step:

Place crushed grains in a steeping bag and add to one and a half gallons (5.7 L) of water warmed to 160 °F (71 °C). Let steep for 45 minutes between 152–157 °F (67–69 °C). Slowly rinse grain bag with one gallon (3.8 L) of 170 °F (77 °C) water into your boiling pot. Add more water to a total of 5.5 gallons (21 L) or whatever your pot will comfortably hold without boiling over.

Once water comes to boil, remove from heat and add your malt extracts. Bring back to boil. Use a hop bag for each hop addition. Add boiling hops. With fifteen minutes left in boil add the flavoring hops. With five minutes left in boil add the aroma hops. After 60 minutes total boil time, remove pot from heat and take out the three hop bags. Cool wort, transfer to a fermenter and aerate. Pitch yeast. Ferment at 64 °F (18 °C).