Well, since I borrowed so much from Gavin's rig, decided to do a hybrid Brulosophy/Gavin hybrid Helles as my first Lager. Drank quite a few Helles in Ravensburg, DE a few months back and they were tasty! I actually bought the brulosophy kit from Love2brew (my LHBS), so my recip calls forHersbrucker, and a healthy portion of 2.5 oz, which according to beersmith is too many IBU for the style. . Also I'm using WLP830, because I had it already, not wlp029 that is called for. . Built up water from RO to more of a pils profile based on Kai, and since I didn't have acid malt, bru'n water gave me a slight shot of lactic acid to bring pH down.
Used Gavin's mash and fermentation profile....one thing is my BIAB rig always drops a good 4 degrees after 15 minutes, so I need to insulate better..had to hit it with some gas to get it back up to 150 F.
LHBS tends to be generous with their kits, so I ended up making a bit more than fits in a 5 L fermenter, so I expect a messy blowoff tube. (Yes, I know I should have a 6.5 gallon carboy, but I don't.....) I pitched a 2 L starter, first time ever doing one of these....Overall a great brew day, I have my equipment dialed in pretty well with beersmith, and I hit my volumes and SGs pretty well. I am wishing I would have pulled back to 2.0 oz of hops, but too late now.....I'll let you know how it turns out in about 6 weeks!
Used Gavin's mash and fermentation profile....one thing is my BIAB rig always drops a good 4 degrees after 15 minutes, so I need to insulate better..had to hit it with some gas to get it back up to 150 F.
LHBS tends to be generous with their kits, so I ended up making a bit more than fits in a 5 L fermenter, so I expect a messy blowoff tube. (Yes, I know I should have a 6.5 gallon carboy, but I don't.....) I pitched a 2 L starter, first time ever doing one of these....Overall a great brew day, I have my equipment dialed in pretty well with beersmith, and I hit my volumes and SGs pretty well. I am wishing I would have pulled back to 2.0 oz of hops, but too late now.....I'll let you know how it turns out in about 6 weeks!