Monday, December 13, 2021

Batch 224 Pilsner

5 gallons

7 lbs Cargill prairie pils
1 lb Cargill munich
1/2 tsp cacl

SRM 5

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

Boil 90 mins
60 mins 8 gr Columbus @16.2 %aa, 20 IBUs
15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss 
5 mins 1 oz Galena at 12.3 %aa, 10 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.047, 79% bhe

Pitch at 65 df with saflager 34/70 in 1 qt starter, leave at 55 df. Move to 70 df 12/25 for rest, back to 55 df 12/27.  Drop 5 df per day, lager at 45 df starting 12/29.

Rack to keg 1/8 with 1 tsp gelatin, leave at 38 df on 12 psi. 

Saturday, December 4, 2021

Batch 223 Saison

6 gallons

10 lbs Cargill pils
1 lb Cargill munich
1 lb rolled oats
3/4 tsp gypsum

SRM 4

Mash at 144 df for 50 mins, 154 df for 20 mins

Boil 90 mins
60 mins 12 gr Galena at 12.5%aa, 17 IBUs
15 mins 18 gr Galena at 12.5 %aa, 12 IBUs 

OG into fermenter 1.054, bhe 74%

Pitch at 78 df with oyl500 in 1qt starter, leave at 78 df. 

Bottle 12/28 with 106 gr table sugar.  Yield 732 oz, 2.0 Vols CO2.