The Grist: 83% Weyerman Pils, 11% Flaked Barley (Chit Sub, for body), 3% Weyerman Carahell, 3% Weyerman Acidulated
Water: Ca 67, Mg 4, Na 13, S04 94, Cl 64 (Blend of tap water treated with Campden and Distilled, Gypsum and CaCl added)
Hops: 60: 30ibus from hop shot, 30m: 5.2ibus Saaz, 10m: 2.4ibus Saaz
The Mash: No Sparge. 30m at 145f, 60m at 160f, 10m at 170f - 5.4 pH, ~100% conversion efficiency
Boiled for an hour, 12% boiloff rate - ending pH of 5.1
Fermentation: Yeast: 'Czechvar' yeast from a local brewpub (Wyeast 2000 I believe). 75% EVG was hit (a bit low, probably from short Beta rest). Fermented in a Corny Keg in a chest freezer. Pitched at 50f, Skimmed Krausen after a couple days, upon 50% EVG I raised temp to 68f until finished/clean. Slowly dropped temp until 30f where it sat for a week or so before transferring to a serving keg.
Final beer came in at 1.012, 5.3 pH, carbed to 2.5 volumes C02
Things I want to change: 60/60/10 for mash schedule. Try Carafoam instead of Flaked Barley. Remove more cold break before pitching. Maybe experiment with some Vienna malt in the mix.Statistics: Posted by Brody — Sat Feb 20, 2016 1:44 pm
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