Batch 261 Steam beer

5 gallons

9 lbs Rahr pils

5 oz Special B 

No salts 

SRM 8 

Mash at 148 df 20 mins, 150 df 25 mins, 154 df 25 mins

Boil 90 mins 

60 mins 1 oz Northern Brewer at 6.9% aa, 28 IBUs

5 mins 1 oz Northern Brewer at 6.9% aa, 5 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.050, bhe 71%

Pitch with Wlp 810 @ 65 df, leave at 60 df. Rest 2 days at 68 df, return to 60 df for a week. 

Rack to keg 6/11, force carb on 20 psi at 38 df. 

Batch 260 IPA

5 gallons

11 lbs Rahr pils

5 oz Special B 

1 tsp gypsum 

SRM 8

Mash at 148 df 20 mins, 150 df 30 mins, 154 df 20 mins 

Boil 90 mins 

60 mins 10 gr Columbus at 13.6%aa, 19 IBUs

30 mins 1 oz Centennial at 10.4%aa, 25 IBUs

5 mins 1 oz Centennial at 10.4 %aa, 8 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.060, 72% bhe

Pitch with s-04 in 3/4 qt starter at 70 df, leave at 70 df. 

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. Move to 68 df on 4/23, start lagering 4/25 at 45df.  

Rack to keg 5/2, 38 df at 8 psi.

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.  

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.

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.

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.