Brew Date 02/01/21
Weihenstephan Hefe Weissbier
38l water treated with 1 x campden tablet and 10ml lactic acid and 9ml AMS.
Carry out alkalinity and calcium test for further info
Alkalinity 6.4 = 86ppm so a bit high
Calcium test 7.50 = 125ppm so pretty good
Dough in at 40, 20 min rest at 43 degrees
Add 1.5l water mash at 67 for 50
Add 1.5l water mash at 72 for 5 mins
Mash at 77 for 5 mins
No protofloc
At start of boil appeared to be approx 33litres of wort took gravity reading and it was 1.033!!
Decided to switch to a 2 hour boil to increase the gravity so reduced wort to approx 25 litres
cooled to 21 degrees and whirlpooled, managed to squeeze 20l of wort into the fermenter
OG now 1.052
Pitched yeast, (nutrient sachet hadn't dispersed into yeast properly as it was folded over)
Placed into fermentation chamber @ 18.5 degrees
Ferment at 18.5 for 3 days then 20 degrees for 2 days, 21 for 2 days
After 8 days checked gravity and it was 1.011
Racked into keg with 150g brewing sugar ready to be bottled.
ABV 5.4%
After 36 hours in keg transferred to 27 x bottles
Placed in conditioning chamber @ 18 degrees
Would probably go for 35 litres water only next time as ended up with too much wort after mash.
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