OK, the stars are all lined up for a lager, time to launch.
Bought a Kelvinator ice cream freezer on E-bay for $50. Bought a temp controller for same on E-bay for $17. Wired and tested everything this week, chamber is holding a steady 50 df as I write.
Bought two 3 gallon glass carboys that fit (the 5s are too big, but I can fit 3@3 gallons if desired, but starting with 2 for now).
Bought Wyeast 2633 and have been building it up in two stages of starters since Tuesday. I now have 2 quarts at about 55 df, ready to bring down to 50 df in my new chamber tonight.
Marzen ingredients are on hand: pils, munich, vienna, caramel 120, noble hops.
Planning to use my best recipe to date (done on US-05). We'll see how the yeast changes the character of the beer.
Need to boil a big pot of water tonight and get it into the fridge, so I can add it for pitching tomorrow. Planning a 4 gallon boil for 6 gallons of beer.
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five....
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