23L Brew Length:
4.00 kg Lager Malt
0.50 kg Wheat Malt
0.25 kg Light Crystal Malt
25.00 gm Pearle [6.90 %] (90 min)
15.00 gm Pearle [6.90 %] (15 min)
15.00 gm Pearle [6.90 %] (Aroma Hop-Steep)
0.50 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min)
1 Pkgs SafAle US S-05
Target OG 1.045
Bitterness 27IBU
Grain Bill:
Mashing, last time the temp dropped a fair bit so in an attempt to improve it i used my fleece:
Starting temp was 68C, end temp was 62. I need a better coat:
Batch Sparging:
Spent grains for the compost:
Perle Hops and irish moss for the 90min,15min and steep additions:
Just coming to the boil. It was at this time i realised the hop strainer was still on the worktop:
Transfering to the fermentor after cooling. The flow was good despite no strainer, just had to tip the last litre or 2 out. Collected 21 litre's in all:
1.042 gravity reading, a little off but i can live with that.
A nice lively fermentation. It was all over and down to 1.006 in just a few days, seems faster than the S-04 i used before:
After 7 days i bottled it. Turned out darker that i wanted as i wanted it to look like a lager, too much crystal i guess. Still looks a tasty though:
I'll give it a week and then crack open a bottle and report back.
This is the second brew in a row where ive had the efficiency at around 65%. Any tips on how i can improve this would be appreciated.
