Lager recipe help

[nyer]

I am starting to get over my love affair with hoppy brews. The Florida heat has made me broaden my horizons and I have found myself drawn to Florida beer companies Florida lager. I'm an AG brewer who has only done ales and I do have temperature controlled fermentation freezer. The brewery is close to my house but there is never anyone there that knows anything about the beer. I only have the following description: Vienna style lager, blend of 2 row, caramel and carapils. Hops are German tradition and northern brewer. 5.1 abv, 22 IBU, color SRM 5.8. Can anyone help with a recipe??

 

[LLBeanJ]

I've never had the brew in question, but my guess is that it's an Americanized Vienna lager, so probably all domestic malt and American lager yeast. Based on this, I would go with...

Title: Florida Lager Clone Attempt
Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: Vienna Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.035
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)

STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.048
Final Gravity: 1.010
ABV (standard): 5.06%
IBU (rager): 22.65
SRM (morey): 5.85

FERMENTABLES:
6 lb - American - Vienna (60%)
3 lb - American - Pilsner (30%)
0.5 lb - American - Caramel / Crystal 20L (5%)
0.5 lb - American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) (5%)

HOPS:
0.75 oz - German Tradition, Type: Pellet, AA: 5.5, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 17.31
0.75 oz - Northern Brewer, Type: Pellet, AA: 7.8, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 5.34

MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Infusion, Temp: 150 F, Time: 75 min, Amount: 3.75 gal

YEAST:
White Labs - American Lager Yeast WLP840
Starter: Yes
Form: Liquid
Attenuation (avg): 77.5%
Flocculation: Medium
Optimum Temp: 50 - 55 F
Fermentation Temp: 52 F
Pitch Rate: 1.5 (M cells / ml / deg P)

 

[nyer]

It was difficult but I finally found some contact info and sent a message to the brewery to ask for more information.

 

[LLBeanJ]

I'll be interested to hear what additional information they share with you.

 

[gundarak]

Whats the name of the brewery?

 

[nyer]

Florida beer company in Cape Canaveral FL.

 

[nyer]

Well, no response at all. I have to admit I didn't expect one. I have never been to a brewery that was so hard to speak to somebody. Their website is outdated, no real contact info and never any response when looking for event details. I guess in will give the recipe above a shot.