Who's brewing this weekend?

[Bill]

Who's all brewing this fine, fine weekend. I'll be doing my first attempt at a lager. A nice Maibock. I know, I'm about a month and a half late, but that's about my speed anymore.

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Maibock Batch size: 10.5 gallon Wort Size: 13.5 gallon

05-A  Bock, Maibock/Helles Bock

Min OG:  1.064   Max OG:  1.072
Min IBU:    23   Max IBU:    35
Min Clr:     6   Max Clr:    11  Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Grain/Extract/Sugar

   %     Amount     Name                          Origin        Potential SRM
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 81.8    18.00 lbs. Pilsen (2 Row)                France         1.039      2
 13.6     3.00 lbs. Munich Malt(light)            Canada         1.034     15
  4.5     1.00 lbs. Crystal 20L                   America        1.035     20


Hops

   Amount     Name                              Form    Alpha  IBU  Boil Time
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  1.00 oz.    Perle                             Pellet   8.25  17.5  60 min.
  1.50 oz.    Northern Brewer                   Whole    9.00  13.3  30 min.


Yeast
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WYeast 2124 Bohemian Lager


Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step

Grain Lbs:   22.00
Water Qts:   29.38 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal:    7.34 - Before Additional Infusions

Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.34 - Before Additional Infusions

Saccharification Rest Temp : 149.7  Time:  40
Intermediate Rest Temp :     154  Time:  20
Mash-out Rest Temp :         176  Time:  20
Sparge Temp :                180  Time:  40

I didn't make as much ice as I think I'll need to get pitching temps, so I may have to let it sit in the cooler until it chills to pitching temp then add the yeast through a funnel through the bunghole, then aerate the wort. I plan on a 90 minute boil (I'm still sparging, I'm about an hour behind how I planned today going, which for me is pretty good.), specific reason but to get a bit of caramel flavor in there. I plan on collecting 13.5 gallons pre-boil

I thought about doing the olive oil aeration idea that's been floating around, but I think I'll try that one on a batch I've brewed more than once

Here's to popping my lager cherry

Cheers!

[Matt]

RIGHT ON!

[meisel]

I brewed my first braggot, kvass (russian rye-bread beer fermented w bread yeast), and kombucha this week. Thought I'd do some weird stuff with them bugs. Happy Brewing folks!