Japanese Rice Lager
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Japanese rice lager. Honestly the results blew us away. Adding a significant amount of rice to the malt bill helps clean up the beer both in look and flavor. If you re looking for a unique light lager that loosely resembles commercial beers made with rice but is a heck of a lot better this is it. Combining tradition european ingredients and process with the modern use of rice to lighten the color and to dry out the beer.
American barley often has a higher protein content which can create a haze in the finished beer. Pfriem japanese rice lager is hopped with both saaz and celeia for a beautiful floral bouquet. House of funk brewing releases japanese rice lagerbier house of funk brewing in north vancouver bc has released new beer in their house of lager line up called japanese rice lagerbier. Pfriem japanese rice lager is an ode to the japanese brewing tradition.
Hop bitterness is low but mildly perceptible providing a balance to the grain sweetness. Like american style lagers japanese rice lagers are brewed with rice in addition to barley in the grain mix. We wanted to mimic a traditional japanese beer such as asahi or sapporo. Low protein rice helps offset that haziness and creates the crystal clear look of japanese rice lager.
Rice provides fermentable sugars for the yeasts that produce alcohol while keeping the beer light in color and body. If you ve eaten at a japanese restaurant and had a beer with your meal there s a strong chance it was a japanese rice. Lager japanese rice pale yellow in color with a soft hop nose japanese rice lagers often have a rounded firm malty character with moderate bitterness and a trademark dry finish.