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About to brew my first Lager!
#18872920 - 09/21/13 04:33 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Doing an all grain lager, the batch is going to be 5.5gallons and it's going to be a munich style lager. I start brewing it tomorrow. Brew details are below:
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BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com Recipe: Noble Munich Lager 1.0 Brewer: Maverick Asst Brewer: Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen TYPE: All Grain Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 7.31 gal Post Boil Volume: 6.50 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Bottling Volume: 5.60 gal Estimated OG: 1.058 SG Estimated Color: 9.8 SRM Estimated IBU: 24.6 IBUs Estimated ABV: 5.9 % Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 % Est Mash Efficiency: 79.5 % Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name Type # %/IBU 9 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 72.0 % 2 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 2 16.0 % 1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3 8.0 % 8.0 oz Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 4 4.0 % 0.50 oz Santiam [6.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 9.1 IBUs 1.50 oz Tettnang [4.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 4.1 IBUs 0.50 oz Tettnang [4.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 6.9 IBUs 0.50 oz Santiam [6.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 4.5 IBUs 1.0 pkg Munich Lager (Wyeast Labs #2308) [124.21 Yeast 9 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 12 lbs 8.0 oz ---------------------------- Name Description Step Temperat Step Time Mash In Add 15.63 qt of water at 165.5 F 152.0 F 60 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.37gal, 3.78gal) of 168.0 F water Notes: ------
Created with BeerSmith 2 - http://www.beersmith.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now this is the recipe and I designed it, but I've already modified it for the Next time I brew (as I already have the ingredients put together for this). Next time I eliminate the 2row pale and replace it with maris otter and adjust the ratio of otter to Munich malts! It's gettin' fun!
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#18872980 - 09/21/13 04:44 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Maris Otter is a brilliant grain, although I have only used it in Ales.
You have a dedicated, thermostat-controlled fridge to keep the fermenting temps low, I assume?
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: barong]
#18873006 - 09/21/13 04:51 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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It's not yet thermostat controlled but I do have a dedicated fridge! It's about 52F at hottest temp and 35F coldest. Eventually I'll get a dedicated controller for it!
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#18873854 - 09/21/13 09:03 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Honestly if you're going to be lagering you need to be more specific than those temp ranges. 52 degrees is on the cold end, but the yeast will ferment, 35 however will kill the yeast and the wort will not ferment. Worst case scenario is random temperature swings between those two extremes, where the yeast will partially ferment the worst before throwing out some of the gnarliest off-flavors imaginable. Yeast hates inconsistent temperatures.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: ApJunkie]
#18874081 - 09/21/13 10:14 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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35F is for cold crashes. I've monitored the temp for several days and it doesn't swing more than 3-4F.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#18874983 - 09/22/13 07:50 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Maverick said: 35F is for cold crashes. I've monitored the temp for several days and it doesn't swing more than 3-4F.
Just wait till you get that full sulfur hit of the Munich 2308 when it really gets fermenting. Don't put your face too close to the fermenter. Might lose an eye.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: LunarEclipse]
#18875000 - 09/22/13 07:56 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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As I said I'll be getting a temp control unit, but I'm sure I'll be fine until it arrives. The fridge is decent and the temp swings are minimal. Besides during lagering (by the time the unit arrives it will be that phase anyway) you want to slowly drop the temp over the course of the 30 days and then crash it at the end, then raise it for a diacetyl rest.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#18875503 - 09/22/13 11:11 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Maverick said: As I said I'll be getting a temp control unit, but I'm sure I'll be fine until it arrives. The fridge is decent and the temp swings are minimal. Besides during lagering (by the time the unit arrives it will be that phase anyway) you want to slowly drop the temp over the course of the 30 days and then crash it at the end, then raise it for a diacetyl rest.
Yeah all good bro. Just sayin' be amazed at how much sulfur. It's something about lager yeast. Then it goes away.
ps Your recipe looks OK. A full pound of crystal, hmm maybe drop that down some. 8 oz? The oats? Hmm I like them in a stout. But if you think in a lager they will work then all good.
Santiam hops I got a pound unopened. Want to use them in something big. Sounded good. Have you used them before?
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: LunarEclipse]
#18875527 - 09/22/13 11:19 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yeah in my next modification I reduced the crystal to about 8oz because i don't want it to be too caramelly, I was just trying for that munich/marzen oktoberfest style lager 
I heard flaked oats will give it a little bit more head retention and mouthfeel but you have to give it a good protein rest. I thought I'd give it a try this go-around. It will most likely get removed from my next go-around with this recipe.
I've never used santium, but they smelled good. Unfortunately my LHBS was out of a lot of good types of nobles so I went with something different. I want to do all nobles in the next batch.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#18875596 - 09/22/13 11:48 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Maverick said: Yeah in my next modification I reduced the crystal to about 8oz because i don't want it to be too caramelly, I was just trying for that munich/marzen oktoberfest style lager 
I heard flaked oats will give it a little bit more head retention and mouthfeel but you have to give it a good protein rest. I thought I'd give it a try this go-around. It will most likely get removed from my next go-around with this recipe.
I've never used santium, but they smelled good. Unfortunately my LHBS was out of a lot of good types of nobles so I went with something different. I want to do all nobles in the next batch.
Cool cool. I like your efforts towards a German. And oats are good. Here's a thought and what I always do with oats. You spread them out on some foil on a cookie sheet, and let lightly toast at 325 F for an hour.
Yummy!
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#18880260 - 09/23/13 11:46 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Maverick said: As I said I'll be getting a temp control unit, but I'm sure I'll be fine until it arrives. The fridge is decent and the temp swings are minimal. Besides during lagering (by the time the unit arrives it will be that phase anyway) you want to slowly drop the temp over the course of the 30 days and then crash it at the end, then raise it for a diacetyl rest.
I'm not sure where you read that, but it's really not correct.
You want it at fermentation temps until 80% of expected attenuation is achieved, then you raise it for diacetyl rest. Most people just turn off the fridge and let the active fermentation raise to wherever it wants to go. I like to keep a little control over the scenario and set my temp to about 70 so it doesn't get too warm. After 2-3 days of diacetyl rest you can crash it down to about 35-40 for however long to you want to lager that bitch to completion.
Doing your cold crash before the d-rest will not work. Cold crash is the end of fermentation and the yeast will either all be dead, or be dormant and diacetyl consumption will not happen. Additionally, you need to do it before your final gravity is reached. If there aren't any fermentable sugars left in the wort then the yeast won't have the energy to metabolize the diacetyl.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: LunarEclipse]
#18880269 - 09/23/13 11:50 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Maverick said: Yeah in my next modification I reduced the crystal to about 8oz because i don't want it to be too caramelly, I was just trying for that munich/marzen oktoberfest style lager 
I heard flaked oats will give it a little bit more head retention and mouthfeel but you have to give it a good protein rest. I thought I'd give it a try this go-around. It will most likely get removed from my next go-around with this recipe.
I've never used santium, but they smelled good. Unfortunately my LHBS was out of a lot of good types of nobles so I went with something different. I want to do all nobles in the next batch.
Cool cool. I like your efforts towards a German. And oats are good. Here's a thought and what I always do with oats. You spread them out on some foil on a cookie sheet, and let lightly toast at 325 F for an hour.
Yummy!
Cheers bro.
Second that. Oats are delicious in beer, but a light toast on them really makes it pop!
I'm not sure you're going to see a need for a protein rest with that many oats though. Most likely you're using very well modified malts for the majority of your grist and diastatic conversion won't be lacking. But on the other hand, 15 minutes at 135 before you raise it to your saccarification rest might help get you that classic dry lager attenuation.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#18880270 - 09/23/13 11:50 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Maverick said: As I said I'll be getting a temp control unit, but I'm sure I'll be fine until it arrives. The fridge is decent and the temp swings are minimal. Besides during lagering (by the time the unit arrives it will be that phase anyway) you want to slowly drop the temp over the course of the 30 days and then crash it at the end, then raise it for a diacetyl rest.
I'm not sure where you read that, but it's really not correct.
You want it at fermentation temps until 80% of expected attenuation is achieved, then you raise it for diacetyl rest. Most people just turn off the fridge and let the active fermentation raise to wherever it wants to go. I like to keep a little control over the scenario and set my temp to about 70 so it doesn't get too warm. After 2-3 days of diacetyl rest you can crash it down to about 35-40 for however long to you want to lager that bitch to completion.
Doing your cold crash before the d-rest will not work. Cold crash is the end of fermentation and the yeast will either all be dead, or be dormant and diacetyl consumption will not happen. Additionally, you need to do it before your final gravity is reached. If there aren't any fermentable sugars left in the wort then the yeast won't have the energy to metabolize the diacetyl.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: ApJunkie]
#18880810 - 09/23/13 02:09 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Cold crashing shouldn't kill your yeast, or you'd have to repitch after every cold crash before bottling. Bottles always carbonate after a cold crash for me. I will agree though, cold crash after diacetyl rest, leaves more active yeast in suspension to scrub sulfur compounds.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: ApJunkie]
#18881118 - 09/23/13 03:46 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Maverick said: Yeah in my next modification I reduced the crystal to about 8oz because i don't want it to be too caramelly, I was just trying for that munich/marzen oktoberfest style lager 
I heard flaked oats will give it a little bit more head retention and mouthfeel but you have to give it a good protein rest. I thought I'd give it a try this go-around. It will most likely get removed from my next go-around with this recipe.
I've never used santium, but they smelled good. Unfortunately my LHBS was out of a lot of good types of nobles so I went with something different. I want to do all nobles in the next batch.
Cool cool. I like your efforts towards a German. And oats are good. Here's a thought and what I always do with oats. You spread them out on some foil on a cookie sheet, and let lightly toast at 325 F for an hour.
Yummy!
Cheers bro.
Second that. Oats are delicious in beer, but a light toast on them really makes it pop!
I'm not sure you're going to see a need for a protein rest with that many oats though. Most likely you're using very well modified malts for the majority of your grist and diastatic conversion won't be lacking. But on the other hand, 15 minutes at 135 before you raise it to your saccarification rest might help get you that classic dry lager attenuation.
You know what bro. I think we just got off on the wrong foot or something. I'm even brewing Belgians now.
Seriously.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: LunarEclipse]
#18883636 - 09/24/13 06:38 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Maverick said: Cold crashing shouldn't kill your yeast, or you'd have to repitch after every cold crash before bottling. Bottles always carbonate after a cold crash for me. I will agree though, cold crash after diacetyl rest, leaves more active yeast in suspension to scrub sulfur compounds.
I didn't say cold crashing killed your yeast, I said they would either be dead or dormant, and that statement is still 100% correct. Cold crashing doesn't kill them, but with a properly managed fermentation regimen, by the time you're done with your cold crash a majority of the yeast will be dormant, and some will be dead. Of course you can still pitch from that, but you have to realize you're not at 100% viability after the initial generation. Ever.
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You know what bro. I think we just got off on the wrong foot or something. I'm even brewing Belgians now.
Seriously.
3711 vs. 3726.
Wyeast? What are you, fucking retarded?
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: ApJunkie]
#18883723 - 09/24/13 07:14 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Maverick said: Cold crashing shouldn't kill your yeast, or you'd have to repitch after every cold crash before bottling. Bottles always carbonate after a cold crash for me. I will agree though, cold crash after diacetyl rest, leaves more active yeast in suspension to scrub sulfur compounds.
I didn't say cold crashing killed your yeast, I said they would either be dead or dormant, and that statement is still 100% correct. Cold crashing doesn't kill them, but with a properly managed fermentation regimen, by the time you're done with your cold crash a majority of the yeast will be dormant, and some will be dead. Of course you can still pitch from that, but you have to realize you're not at 100% viability after the initial generation. Ever.
Oh of course, viability will go down. I wasn't talking about reusing the yeast (not in that last post), I was talking about the first initial batch, you can cold crash it to clear it and it should still have yeast to bottle. Like I said (we're pretty online on this) particulates fall from suspension as a they bind together (certain proteins) and yeast tend to fall out of suspension when going into dormancy as well. So a diacetyl rest would be better before the cold crash.
As far as washing and reusing the yeast, I don't know about lager yeasts, but I think the third or fourth batch with the same yeast culture tend to be the sweet spot.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#18885007 - 09/24/13 01:36 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hey Mavs, how'd brew day go? I'm actually gearing up for a pumpkin wheat meself, brew day's probably Friday. Haven't done any lagers yet, but that'll change soon enough 
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#18885051 - 09/24/13 01:46 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Oh of course, viability will go down. I wasn't talking about reusing the yeast (not in that last post), I was talking about the first initial batch, you can cold crash it to clear it and it should still have yeast to bottle. Like I said (we're pretty online on this) particulates fall from suspension as a they bind together (certain proteins) and yeast tend to fall out of suspension when going into dormancy as well. So a diacetyl rest would be better before the cold crash.
As far as washing and reusing the yeast, I don't know about lager yeasts, but I think the third or fourth batch with the same yeast culture tend to be the sweet spot.
Hmm, we're definitely in agreeance here. I guess I was confused (I misread or you mistyped or something? ) because earlier I thought you said cold crash before the d-rest.
Slowly lowering the temperature for 30 days is still a weird approach though....
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: ApJunkie]
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Oh of course, viability will go down. I wasn't talking about reusing the yeast (not in that last post), I was talking about the first initial batch, you can cold crash it to clear it and it should still have yeast to bottle. Like I said (we're pretty online on this) particulates fall from suspension as a they bind together (certain proteins) and yeast tend to fall out of suspension when going into dormancy as well. So a diacetyl rest would be better before the cold crash.
As far as washing and reusing the yeast, I don't know about lager yeasts, but I think the third or fourth batch with the same yeast culture tend to be the sweet spot.
Hmm, we're definitely in agreeance here. I guess I was confused (I misread or you mistyped or something? ) because earlier I thought you said cold crash before the d-rest.
Slowly lowering the temperature for 30 days is still a weird approach though.... 
I did but didn't mean it in that order, i just accidentally mixed up my wording on my first post.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: kingboomer]
#18886717 - 09/24/13 08:57 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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kingboomer said: Hey Mavs, how'd brew day go? I'm actually gearing up for a pumpkin wheat meself, brew day's probably Friday. Haven't done any lagers yet, but that'll change soon enough 
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That sounds delicious. Are you going to use a Witbier or Hefe yeast and have all those crazy phenolics or are you going to just use a wheat-heavy grain bill and a standard American yeast strain?
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: ApJunkie]
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Phenolics make me think of agaricus californicus.... Ridiculously phenolic.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: ApJunkie]
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Maverick said: Cold crashing shouldn't kill your yeast, or you'd have to repitch after every cold crash before bottling. Bottles always carbonate after a cold crash for me. I will agree though, cold crash after diacetyl rest, leaves more active yeast in suspension to scrub sulfur compounds.
I didn't say cold crashing killed your yeast, I said they would either be dead or dormant, and that statement is still 100% correct. Cold crashing doesn't kill them, but with a properly managed fermentation regimen, by the time you're done with your cold crash a majority of the yeast will be dormant, and some will be dead. Of course you can still pitch from that, but you have to realize you're not at 100% viability after the initial generation. Ever.
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You know what bro. I think we just got off on the wrong foot or something. I'm even brewing Belgians now.
Seriously.
3711 vs. 3726.
Wyeast? What are you, fucking retarded?

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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: LunarEclipse]
#18897582 - 09/27/13 07:06 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: barong]
#18897716 - 09/27/13 08:30 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Haha nah I like Wyeast enough. I am partial to White Labs though because they have an office in the same building as my brewery so I can get unlimited free homebrew vials of any strain I want. When you buy a 70L pitch once every other month they tend to treat you right.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: ApJunkie]
#18898021 - 09/27/13 10:14 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Doing a partial mash,50% wheat and 50% german pils, 2 lbs wheat DME and a 29 oz can pumpkin, and WB-06 dry yeast(yeah, yeah...), and some McCormic's pumpkin pie spice at knock out, prolly 1 tsp. I may have to add some more at bottling, we'll see. Oh and I'm useing 1oz tettnanger at 60 mins and .5 oz saaz at 30 mins as well. Looks to be a pretty big beer, well for a 3 gallon batch any way.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: kingboomer]
#18898028 - 09/27/13 10:15 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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My LHBS was closed yesterday when it was supposed to be open. Dunno what was up with that but I'll swing back by today to check, gotta pick up the yeast. I think I might have time today to do my brew.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#18898098 - 09/27/13 10:34 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Bummer! I'm actually getting mine going today, just roasted the pumpkin and waiting for it to cool a bit before I mash in.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: kingboomer]
#18899239 - 09/27/13 03:36 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'm going to turn my lager into an ale. I haven't brewed it yet so, by turning it from lager to an ale I mean, I'm buying aleyeast... :p And a little more munich. So I am adding 2lb of munich to that and it should give it a little more flavor.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: barong]
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Yeah Dilbert. Got it. When you score even one brew over 40, then we can talk seriously. Till then, your name is Dilbert.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: ApJunkie]
#18899628 - 09/27/13 05:16 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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ApJunkie said: Haha nah I like Wyeast enough. I am partial to White Labs though because they have an office in the same building as my brewery so I can get unlimited free homebrew vials of any strain I want. When you buy a 70L pitch once every other month they tend to treat you right.
So, you aren't really a snob after all.
Just practical.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: LunarEclipse]
#18922305 - 10/02/13 04:33 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Sounds great Mavs! Keep us posted!
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: kingboomer]
#18923769 - 10/02/13 10:30 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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White labs and wyeast are the same price here... I got white labs california ale yeast this time (decided to make this into an ale instead of a lager because I have so little time to do monitoring while in school). So far so good on the fermentation, can't wait to try it, it smells delicious.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#18968134 - 10/12/13 12:30 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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How's it comming along Mavs?
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: LunarEclipse] 1
#18968773 - 10/12/13 03:19 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah Dilbert. Got it. When you score even one brew over 40, then we can talk seriously. Till then, your name is Dilbert.
Youre such a retard. I have secured numerous 1st places over the past five years. If this is a dick-measuring contest, I suspect that youre going to lose.
You can't even get the yeast brand names right. Fuck, there's not even many out there and you still fuck it up. God help anyone who is subjected to whatever horse piss is concocted in your outhouse-cum-brewery
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: kingboomer]
#18968923 - 10/12/13 04:01 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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kingboomer said: How's it comming along Mavs?
So far so good, I'm actually drinking a beer that I brewed prior to this post! (I finally deemed it ready this week). It's a roasty IPA.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#18972744 - 10/13/13 03:59 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Color after racking to secondary for a dry hopping. (Will be using gelatin to clarify it pre-bottle).
Going to bottle half of it with regular priming sugar and the other half with maple syrup to see how it is. I really liked the taste of it, so I Don't want to do the entire thing with maple.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: barong]
#18976166 - 10/14/13 11:26 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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barong said: WhiteLABS
Yeah Dilbert. Got it. When you score even one brew over 40, then we can talk seriously. Till then, your name is Dilbert.
Youre such a retard. I have secured numerous 1st places over the past five years. If this is a dick-measuring contest, I suspect that youre going to lose.
You can't even get the yeast brand names right. Fuck, there's not even many out there and you still fuck it up. God help anyone who is subjected to whatever horse piss is concocted in your outhouse-cum-brewery
What the fuck is it with homebrewers thinking that gold medals are the only way to measure if your beer is good? All a medal means is that the beer was brewed to fit a style category guideline, it really has nothing to do with exceptional flavor.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: ApJunkie]
#18976671 - 10/14/13 01:40 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I've never entered a competition nor do I plan to. I'm more about brewing batches for me and friends that we can all enjoy. I can perfect the taste through means of opinions and careful modifications to recipes until I dial into what I want.
Fortunately I like a huge variety of different styles of ales and lagers, stouts, porters, saisons wheats and anything else that exists.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#19075284 - 11/02/13 02:00 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Got it bottled, used maple syrup Grade B for priming sugar! The clarity is there, I used Gelatin as a fining agent this time! Will do a whirlfloc next brew.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#19085337 - 11/04/13 01:12 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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How'd this taste man?
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: kingboomer]
#19151071 - 11/17/13 06:11 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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She's a little green, 17 days old but here:

I really like the color and clarity.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#19230236 - 12/05/13 07:48 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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The "green" beer thing is a myth. Many styles are best fresh (even certain lagers). If you're actually tasting a green apple flavor it's likely acetaldehyde and it's extremely unlikely that it will diminish below the taste threshold in a reasonable time frame from simple aging in bottles.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: ApJunkie]
#19231767 - 12/05/13 03:28 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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'green' doesn't' mean apple flavor. Aging a beer brings out a different flavor, allows malt profiles to change character. If you've ever brewed a beer and tried drinking a beer one week after bottling, two weeks after, three weeks after, four, you'll notice an improvement in most styles up to around 4-5 weeks of bottling.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#19232072 - 12/05/13 04:34 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Nice work Maverick!
I generally tend to steer clear of lagers, but that looks good enough to drink.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: MrGumball]
#19236315 - 12/06/13 12:20 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Looks purdy man! 
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#19254308 - 12/10/13 08:24 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Maverick said: 'green' doesn't' mean apple flavor. Aging a beer brings out a different flavor, allows malt profiles to change character. If you've ever brewed a beer and tried drinking a beer one week after bottling, two weeks after, three weeks after, four, you'll notice an improvement in most styles up to around 4-5 weeks of bottling.
Of course a bit of aging will mellow certain styles. However, the "green" flavor most people refer to IS a green apple, fresh cut grass, or pumpkiny flavor which is undeniably acetaldehyde. Of course this could all be semantics as it's very likely that different people will use the phrase differently, but 90% of the times I've heard it said this is what they are referring to.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: ApJunkie] 1
#19255460 - 12/10/13 01:37 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Well fortunately I'm not one of them heh.
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Re: About to brew my first Lager! [Re: Maverick]
#19265423 - 12/12/13 11:51 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Maverick said: She's a little green, 17 days old but here:

I really like the color and clarity. 
Looking good Mav!
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