Thursday, April 18, 2024

Batch 259 Pils

5 gallons

9 lbs Rahr Pilsner
2 oz Special B
3/4 tsp cacl

SRM 5

Mash at 146 df for 15 mins, 154 df for 50 mins 

Boil 90 mins 
60 mins 5 gr Galena at 14.7 %aa, 11 IBUs 
5 mins 51 gr Galena at 14.7 %aa, 23 IBUs 

OG into fermenter 1.050, 72% bhe

Pitch at 65 df on batch 258 cake of 34/70, leave at 55 df. 

Friday, March 29, 2024

Batch 258 pils

5 gallons

9 lbs Rahr Pilsner
3/4 tsp cacl

SRM 4 

Mash at 148 df 20 mins, 154 df 50 mins 

Boil 90 mins 
60 mins 10 gr Galena at 14.7 %aa, 22 IBUs
5 mins 18 gr Galena at 14.7 %aa, 8 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.047, 69% bhe

Pitch onto 34/70 cake from batch 257 at 65 df, leave at 55 df. Move to 68 df for rest 4/4.  Move to 45 df 4/6 to lager.  

Monday, March 11, 2024

Batch 257 Pilsner

5 gallons

8 lbs Pilsner (3 lbs weyermanns, 5 lbs rahr)
1 lb vienna
1 tsp cacl 

SRM 4 

Mash at 152 df 65 mins

Boil 90 mins 
60 mins 11 gr Galena at 14.2%aa
15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss 
5 mins 17 gr Galena at 14.2%aa

OG into fermenter 1.051, 75% bhe

Pitch with 34/70 in 3/4 qt starter at 65 df, leave at 55 df.  Rest at 68 df 2 days.  Lager at 45 df 8 days, rack to keg at 38 df on 8 psi.

Monday, January 22, 2024

Batch 256 pils

5 gallons

7 lbs weyermanns pils 
1 lb light munich 
0.5 tsp cacl 

SRM 4 

Mash at 146 df for 15 mins, decoct 1/4, 154 df for 50 mins

Boil 90 mins 
60 mins 3 gr Columbus at 15.4 %aa, 7 IBUs, 5 gr Galena at 12.8 %aa, 10 IBUs 
15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss 
5 mins 1 oz 9 gr Galena at 12.8 %aa, 14 IBUs 

OG into fermenter 1.050, 85 %bhe

Pitch on 34/70 cake from batch 255 at 65 df, leave at 55df.  Move to 65 df for rest on 1/28, back to 45 df on 1/30 for lagering.

Rack to keg 2/7, leave at 38 df on 8 psi.

Sunday, January 7, 2024

Batch 255 Pils

5 gallons

7 lbs weyermanns pils 
1 lb light munich
0.5 tsp cacl 

SRM 4 

Mash at 146 df 20 mins, decoct 1/4, 154 df 50 mins

Boil 90 mins
60 mins 12 gr Columbus at 15.4%aa, 27 IBUs 
15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss 
5 mins 1 oz Saaz at 2.2 %aa, 2 IBUs 

OG into fermenter 1.050, bhe 85%

Pitch with 34/70 in 1qt starter at 65df, leave at 55 df. Move to 65 df to rest on 1/13, move to 45 df on 1/15 for lagering.


Sunday, December 17, 2023

Batch 254 APA

5 gallons

11 lbs weyermanns pils
6 oz Special B 
3/4 tsp gypsum

Mash at 150 df 30 mins, 154 df for 30 mins

Boil 90 mins 
60 mins 12 gr Columbus at 15.4%aa, 25 IBUs 
20 mins 1 oz Centennial at 8.9%aa, 21 IBUs 
15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss 
5 mins 1 oz Centennial at 8.9%aa, 7 IBUs 

OG into fermenter 1.062, 72% bhe

Pitch with s-04 trub from batch 252, leave at 65 df. 


Friday, November 10, 2023

Batch 253 Steam beer

5 gallons

7.5 lbs weyermanns pils
6 oz Special B
No salts 

SRM 9

Mash at 148 df 20 mins, 152 df 40 mins, 154 df 10 mins

Boil 90 mins 
60 mins 4 gr Galena at 12.8%aa, 8 IBUs
30 mins 10 gr Galena at 12.8%aa, 15 IBUs
15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss 
5 mins 1 oz Galena at 12.8%aa, 11 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.043, 73% bhe.  Add 9 oz sugar to get to 1.050.

Pitch with oyl 113 Mexican lager at 70 df, leave at 60 df. 

Rack to keg 11/21, put on 25 psi at 38 df for a day, then put on 8 psi.