Brewing Low ABV Lager

Question

Good day!

My question is simple, me and the wife love lager, I like a good 5% ABV but the wife is a light weight and likes a 3.5% ABV so the question is:

How can I brew a nice lager (similar to Heineken!) that is between 3.8% and 4%?

I have just finished brewing my first ever lager and it has a 4.45% ABV!

Now what do you want, a nice lager or something similar to Heineken? ;-P — Robert, Nov 15 '18 at 23:26
@Robert I know..... I am a sucker for Heinekken! what about Boston's Sam Adams? — Raul Gonzales, Nov 16 '18 at 07:19
You could give her a Dutch portion (25 cl), and you yourself could drink a Belgian portion (33 cl) ;-) — chthon, Nov 16 '18 at 15:01

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 15 '18 at 20:17

Many websites can provide recipes. Take a look at some other posts like :

But since you already have a recipe, you just need to lower the ABV a little, take a look here:

Basically, you can add just add little more water (15% to 25%) to your recipe to achieve lower ABV.

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