Wed 17th June 2015 - Strike Water = 70.5oC. Mash Temp = 65.6oC. Added 3 mL 80% Lactic Acid added (predicted was 4.25 mL). Mash pH = 5.4 (measured a cooled sample after 15 mins).
Stirred mash after 20 mins. 64oC. Added 1.25 mL to sparge water. pH = 5.2. Added 2L extra sparge water so ended up with a 27L preboil volume. Preboil SG = 1.042, pH = 5.5.
OG = 1.050. pH = 5.6. 19L. pH of starter = 3.8 and a lactic twang to it. Had done a lacto starter the day before but did wash with PBW / Starsan... and boil the starter wort for 15 mins! Might be a sour IPA...
Mon 22nd June 2015 (Day 5) - 1.012 / 5% ABV. Yeast has dropped. Clear beer like last time with WLP090. Clean malty smell. Hop bitterness in the taste.
Wed 24th June (Day 7) - Dry Hop 1 (3.4 g/L) added in primary.
Sat 27th June (Day 10) - Dry Hop 2 (3.4 g/L) added to hop filter in oxygen purged keg and beer racked into keg. Keg placed in keezer at 0oC. FG = 1.011. 5.25% ABV. Lots of hop character but maybe a bit grassy / citric... May not even need the second DH. Nice firm bitterness, hint of diacetyl(?).
Sun 28th June (Day 11) - Keg has chilled overnight. Added 1 teaspoon gelatine in about 80 mL water, then warmed in the microwave till gelatine was dissolved. Added gelatine solution and then added CO2 line at 1.2 bar.