Yeast Starter
1 pouch Wyeast 3711 with a can of Propper starter + Water. On stir plate for ~40-48 hours prior to pitching.
Mash (80 minutes, 5.4 pH)
Heat 8 gallons of water to 157F. Add 3g gypsum, 3g CaCl, 5mL lactic acid while heating. Mash in ~12 pounds of grain...
Raise temp and recirc to 152F. Idle rest for 20 minutes.
Raise temp and recirc to 152F. Idle rest for 20 minutes.
Raise temp and recirc to 152F. Idle rest for 20 minutes
Raise temp and recirc to 152F. Idle rest for 20 minutes
Hoist bag and let drain into kettle while raising heat for the boil.
No Sparge
Boil (60 min or until 5.8 gallons remain)
While Heating, put hop spider in kettle
60min - 1oz Hersbrucker
15min - 1oz Hersbrucker
10min - Add yeast nutrient
1min - 1oz Jarrylo
Whirlpool (cooling)
WP wort through exchillerator for 15 minutes.
Wort drops in temp down to ~150
Transfer wort through exchillerator into fermenter.
Fermenting
Day 0 - Blowoff tube, temp 66F
Day 14 - Gravity sample and trub dump. Attach gas manifold.
Day 17 - Soft crash down to 54F
Day 20 - Transfer to keg with 1oz Jarrylo with floating diptube
Day 21 - Cold Crash in garage fridge, 34F
Day 24 - Transfer to serving keg