Brewed via BIAB method on 12/12/2024.
Used 3 gams of CaSO4*2H2O (gypsum) and 2 tsp of lactic acid (88%). I also put in 2 metabisulfite tablets before mash.
2 tsp of lactic acid got the pH to 5.66. I added one more tsp to get the pH to 5.
Strike temp was 157.5 degrees F to reach a mash temp of 153 degrees F. Turned on eye to keep temp above 148 degrees F.
After one hour mash, I squeezed BIAB bag and was left with 19.5 liters of wort that read 8.5 Brix = 1.0338 g/L
After 1 hour boil, ~4.8 gallons of wort was cooled down to 80 degrees F and I pitched Lallemand Windsor British Yeast.
OG = 9.5 Brix = 1.038 g/L
By 12/14/24 fermentation was basically over.