Grolsch Clone
Ingredients for 15 litres
3800g Crushed Lager Malt
100g Crushed Crystal Malt
15 ltr Cheshire tap water (untreated
)100g Hallertau hops
Lager yeast (forgotten which one, will check sachet tomorrow)
The Plan#
Get up at the crack of dawn with everything clean and ready to go.
Start filling the boiler with the water and switch on.
When the temperature reaches 45C, stir in the grist.
Keep stiring and raise the temperature to 55C.
Stand for half an hour (or take a seat whilst you leave the mash for half an hour)
Start stiring and raise the temperature to 66C.
Leave for an hour and a half, but come back to stir periodically as you raise the temp back to 66C.
Transfer the mash to a lauter tun and sparge to collect 20 ltr
Remember, the night before, to note on the boiler where 20ltr comes up to and for God's sake this time fit the hop filter before filling the boiler with wort
Start faffing with the yeast.
Boil with the hops for an hour and a half. No late hops but use copper finings 15 mins before the end and fit IC.
Run water through the IC for half an hour or so.
When cool enough, make up to 15ltr if needed and pitch in the yeast starter.
Ferment in the cellar for 5 days and seek opinions on including a diacetyl rest into the method.
#Please Note: The Plan could be subject to change without prior notice, especially if the plan involves an early start.
very kind.
