European Lager - Brew 42

Page 83 from Greg Hughes Home Brew Beer book.

Aiming for about 25 litres (compared to 23 litres in book)

A mix of styles as these are the ingredients I have.

Mash

  • Lager malt - 5 kg
  • Wheat malt - 0.6kg

total grains:

  • Temp - 65
  • Time - should be 60 mins (have done 45 mins)

Started at 1120

Boil

started at 1245

should be 1:15 boil (have done 1 hour)

  • Norther Brewer 30g at start
  • Protofloc at 15 mins
  • Hallertauer 15g at 10 min to go
  • Hallertauer 18g at 1 min to go (only got 9g of this). Added 9g of northern brewer, and own fresh hops (hardly any)

Cool and ferment

SafLager W-34/70 yeast

Ferment at 14 degrees

Am fermenting at outside temps which is around 7 - 14 degrees.

2 weeks and 2 days and it is still fermenting.

Condition 4 wweeks at 3 degrees

Keg

This is more preferable over the american lager.

Next time

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