Sat/March 16 good session as planned
did not tie hop bags good enough. some got out issues with pumps for whirlpool and gravity drain thru heat exchanger.
final gravity 1.061 as predicted. as well as final volume about 25 liters. Set up in conical ferment with chiller/heater going to start 10C or 50F .
Could have cut back on the grains a couple pounds.
10pm pitch yeast 24 liters after dumping 1 liter of cold break.
use spundling valve, add 5 psi c02, cooling from 75 to 54 F
chiller set to 35F
ferment open vent /bubbler at 53F Bubbles started after 4 days
to day March 30 SG about 1033 50% done temp up to 56 for a day then up to max 58 after sg at 1020. Plan is to transfer to keg after cold crash and prime with corn sugar.
april 6 ramp up in temp done sg 1024. dump a bit from conical . start cold crash.
april 9 transfer to keg 35 f 5 psi to keg decided to force carbonate and not use corn sugar. will let sit at on floor at 60 f for a few days.
april 18 moved it into the fridge a week ago. at 12 psi
counter pressure bottled may 18 2023