Kegged my Bohemian Pilsner!

[Rik van den berg]

i kegged my Bohemian Pilsner yesterday. It turned out really nice. It’s more bitter than I expected it to be but it’s crisp and clean. The stats:

Basic Information
Batch Name: Havin a Crack Bohemian Pilsner
Brewed By: Rik
Style: 2B Bohemian Pilsner
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Time: 90 min
Initial Boil Volume: 5.4 gal
Mash Method: Dry Extract
Brew Date: 12/17/17
My Rating: 8/10

Calculated & Measured Statistics
Measured O.G. 1.054
Measured F.G. 1.013
ABV 5.5%
IBU 33.8
SRM 7.2°L

Malt Bill
Light Dry Extract 6.25 lbs

Hop Bill
Saaz (Czech) 90 min 1.00 oz 3.8% Pellet Hop
Saaz (Czech) 60 min 1.00 oz 3.8% Pellet Hop
Saaz (Czech) 5 min 3.00 oz 3.8% Pellet Hop

Yeast Details
Brewferm Lager Yeast: One 11 gram dry yeast package

Dates
12/17/17 Brew Date Put it in wine cooler at 52F Lowest fermentation temp observed 54F
12/23/17 Started diacetyl rest. The Krausen foam cap was reduced to 1/8” thickness. Set the cooler temp to 65F
12/25/17 Ended diacetyl rest
12/27/17 Transferred to glass carboy for lagering in fridge (lowest setting)
1/27/18 Kegged and force carbonated

Notes
Added 1/2tsp of calcium chloride to water

At start Let ferment at room temp until 1/8th of foam head formed to force start. Then put in cooler.

12/17/17 brew.
Boiled wort for 60 minutes with lid and 30 min without.

 

[Rik van den berg]

In my next batch i'd like to try to temper the bitterness a little and make it more 'lawnmower friendly'.. It came out pretty 'big' but that was not necessarily what i was going for.

60 min boil instead of 90? more hops later in the boil rather than earlier?

This was only the second ever beer i brewed, but next time i'll do partial mash. Not into allgrain just yet.