I am sitting on the top floor of my apt's parking garage after an 8 hour strike to boil schedule. What a marathon.
20 lbs munich
2 oz chocolate
15 ibu tettnang at FWH
Late last night i put 0.5 qt/lb in the mash tun at roughly 99F.
Let it sit overnight. Very little change in temp. I read some traditional recipes call for an overnight acid rest.
Acid rest at 99F this morning and (brought to 1 qt/lb).
Triple decoction (125F, 150F, 170F) today. Took about 8 hours total.
8 gallons boiling now...down to 6 gallons.
I will pitch cali lager when it is cool.
I know i know...i probably dont need to decoct, but i love the result. Head retention, lacing, mouthfeel an the color is amazing.
Never done a lager...expecting it to take a while. opinions welcome.
Thinking about calling it winter solstice
cheers everyone. I'll let you know how it turns out.
20 lbs munich
2 oz chocolate
15 ibu tettnang at FWH
Late last night i put 0.5 qt/lb in the mash tun at roughly 99F.
Let it sit overnight. Very little change in temp. I read some traditional recipes call for an overnight acid rest.
Acid rest at 99F this morning and (brought to 1 qt/lb).
Triple decoction (125F, 150F, 170F) today. Took about 8 hours total.
8 gallons boiling now...down to 6 gallons.
I will pitch cali lager when it is cool.
I know i know...i probably dont need to decoct, but i love the result. Head retention, lacing, mouthfeel an the color is amazing.
Never done a lager...expecting it to take a while. opinions welcome.
Thinking about calling it winter solstice
cheers everyone. I'll let you know how it turns out.
