Bistro Lager 4-14-2023
American Lager

 

Type: All Grain

Date: 4/13/2023

Batch Size: 6.00 gal

Brewer: Jomebrew
Boil Size: 7.51 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: #1 Jomebrew Brewzilla 35L
Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00
Taste Notes:
 

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
9.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 100.00 %
0.20 oz Magnum [12.00 %] (60 min) Hops 8.5 IBU
2 Pkgs SafLager West European Lager (DCL/Fermentis #S-23) Yeast-Lager
0.28 tsp Clearzyme (CellarScience) (Primary 7.0 days) Misc

 

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.041 SG

Measured Original Gravity: 1.051 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.00 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.34 %
Bitterness: 7.9 IBU Calories: 225 cal/pint
Est Color: 3.3 SRM Color:
Color
 

Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 9.50 lb
Sparge Water: 5.68 gal Grain Temperature: 56.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 160.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.4 PH
 

Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
75 min Mash In Add 11.88 qt of water at 161.1 F 148.0 F

 
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Kegged (Forced CO2) Volumes of CO2: 2.2
Pressure/Weight: 11.4 PSI Carbonation Used: Keg
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 45.0 F Age for: 30.0 days
Storage Temperature: 60.0 F  
 

Notes

4/14/2023
9:30 AM Mash Started 4G strike at 158F
wort recirc on, low volume
heat at 65%
10:30 sparge started
6G mix of soft and hard water
10:40 increased power to 100%, temp to 220F
Sparge done. 7.5G in kettle
9 Brix / 1.036 preboil
11:00 Sparge Done. Wort at 197.7F
11:09 207F
11:21 208F
11:26 209.8F
11:28 210.3F
11:35 fluxuating. down to 207.9 again. turned off PID
11:40 boil started
added .02 oz magnum in a hop sack
12:40 whirlfloc
12:55 flameout
12:57 chill on
1:09 101.5F
1:12 88f
1:19 69f
1:30 xfer to carboy at 68F
6G in carboy
Temp is wrong on brewzilla. maybe add an inline?
carboy says 75F
Moved to ferment fridge set to 53F
8:30 PM pitched 2 packets saflager s-27 and 1/4 tsp clearzyme
35F
next day, no activity
next day, a little activity
4/18 regular bubbles. raised temp to 54F
4/27 added a little dry hop and ramped temp to 60f

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