Friday 9th September 2016 - 1.8L yeast starter put on stir plate
Sunday 11th September - Mashed in 64C. Raised temp after 45 mins slowly to 75C. Total mash time 75 mins. Final mash pH = 5.37 (adjusted with 1.5mL 80% lactic acid). Sparged with approx 3L 50C water to rinse the bag. Preboil SG = 1.051.
OG = 1.052. pH = 5.28.
Yeast pitched at 22C and temp controlled fridge set to 20C. Signs of fermentation less than 10 hours later.
Thurs 22nd Sept 2016 - CO2 transfer to DH keg with 60g Nelson / 56g El Dorado / 50g Simcoe. Approx 9g/L. FG = 1.010. 5.5% ABV.
Sunday 25th Sept 2016 - Started to crash the DH keg in the keezer.
Monday 26th Sept 2016 - Keg to keg transfer from DH to serving keg.
Sat 15th Oct - Keg kicked. orangey hops