Another beer for the 2nd half of the Southeastern Homebrewers Association Brewer of the Year competition and another NHC beer I’m trying to improve. The last version of this beer did well in competition but the complaints were pretty consistent. really nice clean beer but getting a fair amount of corn that could be DMS and it doesn’t finish quite dry enough. I’m not a big fan of corn so I decided to go more the direction of Annie Johnson’s NHC winning recipe “Mow the Damn Lawn” and use rice instead of corn and 2 row instead of pilsner malt to try and get it as neutral as possible. I also decided to give dry yeast a shot but for NHC I’ll probably use German Lager so I can use a nice big repitch. To dry it out I moved to a 90 minute rest 148F lowered the gravity just a hair and shook the fermenter when the beer was on its way up for a D-rest.
Recipe: american lager 3v 2
Style: American Lager 1B BJCP 2015
Date: 09-02-2017
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Recipe |
Guideline Min |
Guideline Max |
|
|
OG |
1.048 |
1.040 |
1.050 |
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FG |
1.011 |
1.004 |
1.010 |
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Color |
3.1 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
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ABV |
4.9 |
4.3 |
5.3 |
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IBU |
13.0 |
8.0 |
18.0 |
Brewery Info
Efficiency: 72 %
Attenuation: 78 %
Mash Info
Weight: 13.0 Lbs
Thickness: 1.25 Qt per Lb
Deadspace: 2.0 G
Strikewater: 6.06 G
Volume: 7.1 G
Temp: 122.0 F
Boil Info
Kettle Gravity: 1.040
Predicted Mash Run-off: 4.89 G
Target Starting Boil Volume: 8.5 G
Boil Duration: 60 min
Evaporation Rate: 1.5 G per Hour
Final Boil Volume: 7.0 G
Fermentables
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Weight |
% by Weight |
Name |
Yield |
SRM |
|
9.500 Lb |
73.0 % |
Brewers Malt 2-Row (Briess) |
80.5 |
1.8 |
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3.500 Lb |
27.0 % |
Rice, Flaked (Briess) |
70.0 |
1.0 |
Hops
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Weight |
Name |
AAU |
Time |
Use |
IBUs |
|
0.85 Oz |
Mt. Hood |
5.0 |
60 mins |
Boil |
13.0 |
Yeast
|
Amount |
Name |
|
2.000 units |
Saflager Lager DCL/Fermentis W-34/70 |
Misc
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Amount |
Name |
Time |
Use |
|
1.000 tablet |
Whirlfloc Tablet |
15 mins |
Boil |
|
0.500 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Wyeast) |
10 mins |
Boil |
Water
Predicted Mash Ph: 5.50
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Ca |
Mg |
Na |
Cl |
So |
Bicarbonate |
|
|
Water |
7 |
3 |
21 |
30 |
24 |
30 |
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Mash |
53 |
3 |
21 |
94 |
49 |
30 |
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Sparge |
63 |
3 |
21 |
106 |
53 |
30 |
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Final |
90 |
5 |
33 |
156 |
80 |
47 |
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Target |
75 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mash Water
Total Water Treated: 6.000 G
Percent RO / Distlled: 0 %
Water Used: 6.000 G
Mash Water Adjustments
Gypsum: 1.0 g
Calcium Chloride: 3.0 g
Lactic Acid: 4.0 ml @ 88.000 %
Sparge Water
Leftover Mash Water Used: Yes
Total Water Treated: 5.000 G
Percent RO / Distlled: 0 %
Water Used: 5.000 G
Sparge Water Adjustments
Gypsum: 1.0 g
Calcium Chloride: 3.0 g
Notes
148 90 mins
169 10 mins
Pitch at 48f
48 hrs to 50f
Hold to 2 weeks
Raise over 48hrs to 60
Hold through 3 weeks
Lager for 1 month
Carb to 2.6 vol
Notes:
9-12-17 First time using 34/70 dry yeast. rehydrated using the Palmer “How To Brew” method but water was 85F rather than the 100F he recommends. 1 cup boiled filtered water, sprinkled on top but not mixed in for 10 mins and then mixed in and let it sit for another 10 or so and then pitched. Was 47F going into the fermenter but was 52F at time of pitching. moved it down to 50F over 24 hrs using BrewPi. otherwise a normal 3V brewday. wort tasted excellent. basically flavorless 🙂
9-13-17 slow steady bubbling @ 9pm
9-14-17 1/2″ kreusen and slow steady bubbling
9 – 15-17 ”
9-16-17 breaker in the room with that fridge tripped so no cooling for a day. only got up to 53F thankfully. brought it back down to 50F over 24 hours. 🙁
9-17-17 1/2″ kreusen and steady bubbling. a little sulfur smell.
9-19-17 1/4″ kreusen and slow steady bubbling
9-22-17 no kreusen, no bubbling
9-27-17 stirred up yeast while being raised for diacetyl rest
9-28-17 no bubbling
10-3-17 racked to keg FG 1.009 . nice, clean and boring. a little green but be good after lagering. no noticeable off flavors.
10-17-17 added gelatin
10-19-17 moved to keezer and put on 30 psi of pressure
10-20-17 moved down to 11 psi and put on draft.
a little under carbed so bumped ot 13 psi
Me vs. Bud vs. PBR
Aroma – me: generic low sweetness. very clean.
bud – very clean
pbr – very clean
Appearance – me: clear but a very slight haze. straw.
bud – crystal clear and yellow
pbr – crystal clear and yellow
Flavor – me: generic grainy sweetness. no hop flavor. low bitterness
bud – generic grainy sweetness. no hop flavor. low bitterness
pbr – ditto
mouthfeel: me – med -light body adn med carb
bud – med-light body and med-high carb
pbr – ditto
overall: all three are pretty darn similar. i do get a hair of corn in pbr. otherwise bud and pbr seemed the same.
main delta is mine is not quite as clear and a bit more generic malty sweet. only thing i would change is a bit more carb and better clarity
good beer. it didn’t do all that well in competition. not quite dry enough? not sure why. also not my favorite style so maybe done with this for a while.