Maggie Pilsner, Wednesday, Febuary 18, 2015
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I had a boil over near the end of the boil. The addition of the chiller pauses the boil for a bit, so I turn on the other element to get it back quickly to a boil. However, as usual, my cell phone screwed up again ( trying to set the timer ) and I took an eye off the boil for a moment and I lost about 2 L of wort. That doesn't bother me as much as I think I lost some bitterness as the wort didn't have as much BU as I wanted. Will see in 3 weeks. I read that running hot water through the chiller before you toss it in the wort will decrease the pause in the boil. I'll try it next time.
22 lbs. Bohemian Pils
2 lbs. Munich type 1
99 grams Hallertauer ( 4% AA ) - 60 min.
WLP830 German Lager
75% RO
25% WELL
It takes until the next day to add the yeast at 44 F. This morning it was 48 F. Finally pitched the 830 @ 4:30 pm.
O.G. - 1.050
F.G. - 1.015
% - 4.6
SRM - 3.7
BU - 23
Kegged on March 9. It has a bit of DMS/Sulphur or that lager taste. I am going to use gelatin right away and keep it cold. Check it once a week to see how it is doing. My last Pils never did get rid of that taste even after 5 weeks. Going to make some Festa Brew kits until spring gets here. Approx. twice the cost as all grain brewing. I have to get some sort of ventilation in the laundry room if I want to brew in there next winter.
FTBS
I have a bit of diacetyl in this brew. Not much but it is there. I am sensitive to it because I even taste it in Coors Light and Busch beer which I have after our hockey game. I have 3 vials of lager yeast left and will use them up and go with brewing Kolsch the rest of the summer as it is easier to brew and I don't taste diacetyl at all.
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