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Bavarian Pilsner - three stage decoction, Magnum and Mittlefrue hops used

My latest IPA following my first half marathon! 6 lbs. Pale 6 lbs. Maris Otter 1 lbs. Munich .75 lbs 80l Caramel .6 oz. home grown Columbus. FWH 1 oz. Simcoe. FWH .5 oz. Mozaic. 15 min .5 oz. home grown Cascade. 15 min 1 oz. Falconers Flight. Whirlpool 1 oz. Simcoe. Whirlpool...

Looks delish!! Thanks for all of help! Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

My latest Kolsch!! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I just planted two each of Cascade and Zeus (CTZ) in a raised bed with loamy rich organic soil. I live in Roanoke in the Blue Ridge mtns. Hopin' for the best! Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

My latest Kolsch Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

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Here is my second attempt... Lagered for 7 weeks. Beautiful light color and it could not be clearer. Nice dry finish. I believe I did prefer the flavor of the Mittlefrueh in the previous batch to the Tettnanger this time around, but this is a much finer example of the style in my opinion...

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I am now wondering.... Should I be measuring mash pH at the mash temp or should it be measured at closer to room temp? I am planning a second Kolsch for tomorrow using Weyermann Bohemian Pilsner malt (of which I just purchased a sack of) and acid malt if necessary.

She' clearing up nicely now. BTW, I picked up a tube of White Labs WLP029. Does anyone have preference between it and Wyeast 2565?

Here's what she looks like. A little darker in color than I was shooting for. I will opt for 100% Pilsner and drop the Kolsch malt in the future. Slight noble aroma. Clean dry finish. Slightly cloudy yet, although the photo makes it appear more cloudy than it really is. It may need more time...

Two weeks since dropping temp to ~35F. I did rack over gelatin as solbes recommended. I'm thinking that I may transfer it this weekend to a keg and begin carbonating. Carbonate for at least a week before tapping. That would be around four weeks since dropping temp to 30s. Comments/Suggestions?

Thanks for the info! Sounds like a plan. 8th day I'm primary. Will plan to begin dropping temp tomorrow and drop incrementally to 30s prior to racking over gelatin. This forum Rox!

Ah... I was afraid to boil the decocted mash more than 10 minutes for each step. Great info! I will certainly be doing more decoction in the future. At this time, fermentation is going strong at around 61f. Once it is racked to the secondary, would it be best to wait for some time prior to...

I neglected to mention that my mash PH ended up at 5.1.

Many thanx for all of the great replies! There certainly are some well informed HBTers! After reading these posts, I delayed my brew day for a week, during which I picked up 5oz of acid malt. I brewed today with 50% RO water and a three stage decoction... 30min acid rest at 102f, 30 min...

I live in Roanoke and am considering starting a raised bed hop garden this year with Cascade and Columbus. I am planning to have lattice on the more shady side of the beds. Approximately how high can I expect the plants to reach?

I actually transcribed the report incorrectly (my bad). Here are the actual numbers from my water provider... pH 7.8 Sodium 3.36 ppm Chloride 5.93 ppm Alkalinity (as...