Stuart Wilson
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I started my first attempt at a lager 10 days ago. This was my 6th whole grain brew....I've foundvthat my OG has been rising as I've refined my mashing / sparging method.
For the lager I used 6 kg of bohemian pilsner malt, and a total of 100g Saaz hops. Wort was beautifully clear and had a fantastic 'lager' colour. To my surprise the OG was 1.075 ..... so we could be talking 8.5% alcohol here so it could end up as a super lager!
Intend to let it ferment in the back kitchen until fermentation really slows. This room is at about 14 °C at this time of year. I'll then rack to a carboy, which I'll put in the garage which is completely unheated and so pretty cold. I then plan to forget about it until spring arrives.
Not very precise....but lager yeast, cool fermentation and cold storage step should produce something interesting!!
For the lager I used 6 kg of bohemian pilsner malt, and a total of 100g Saaz hops. Wort was beautifully clear and had a fantastic 'lager' colour. To my surprise the OG was 1.075 ..... so we could be talking 8.5% alcohol here so it could end up as a super lager!
Intend to let it ferment in the back kitchen until fermentation really slows. This room is at about 14 °C at this time of year. I'll then rack to a carboy, which I'll put in the garage which is completely unheated and so pretty cold. I then plan to forget about it until spring arrives.
Not very precise....but lager yeast, cool fermentation and cold storage step should produce something interesting!!