Brewed 7/25/2020
Single infusion mash
8 gallons of strike water at 153 degrees F
Mash temp = 148 degrees F
Added 1.5 L of boiling water to get mash temp to 150 degrees F
Mash time = 75 minutes
Final Mash temp = 146 to 148 degrees F
Starting boil vol = 7.9 to 8.0 gallons
SG = 7.4 brix = 1.029 g/L
286.9475 total points 29 8 = 232 extract points
% Efficiency = (232/287)100 = 81%
OG = 10.6 brix = 1.0425 g/L
Yielded 5.8 to 6.0 gallons in glass carboy. Put in fermentation fridge and cooled to 50 degrees F. Pitch yeast at 58 degrees F.
On 7/30/2020 the Brix measured 9.8 brix = 1.037 g/L
I also bumped the temperature up from 50 to 55 degrees F. On 8/02/2020 I bumped temp to 60 degrees F. Hints of Sulfur off-gassing.
FG =
On 8/9/2020 I lowered temp of ferm chamber to 48 in increments of 5 degrees F every few hours. ON 8/10/2020 I lowered temp to 38 and added gelatin.