Batch 74 Bohemian Pilsner

6 gallons

9.5 lbs weyermanns boh pils
21 oz gwm Vienna
8 oz best malz dark Munich
1/2 tsp cacl

SRM 4

Mash 15 mins 130 df, 150 df 20 mins pH 5.0, 156 40 mins

Restart lauter at 3 gals.

OG into boil 1.060 (7 gals)

Boil 90 mins

90 1/2 oz Columbus 15%aa, 21 IBUs
60 mins 1/2 oz saaz 3.5%aa, 4 IBUs
30 mins 1/2 oz saaz 3.5%aa, 3 IBUs
1 tsp Irish moss 15 mins
5 mins 1 oz saaz 3.5%aa, 2 IBUs

30 IBUs

Og into fermenter 1.066, add 1 gallon to get to 1.056.  93% brew house efficiency.

Abv est 5.3%

Pitch with w2278 in 2 Qts starter, chilled to 48 df.  Chill wort to 52 df, pitch winds up at 56-8 df into chamber.  Move to 50 df.  

Next time, try pitching the next day after chilling wort in carboys overnight.

At 35 hours, full krausen.  At 60 hrs, foam over, transfer some to 3rd carboy.  Leave at 50 df.

Rack to secondary 5/5/14.  Turn down chamber to 49 df.  Turn down 2 df per day until 40 df (5/10/14). Turn down to 35 df 5/25/14.

Bottle 6/20, with 90 gr table sugar, yield 734 oz, 2.7 vols co2.

Using prechiller for the first time