Tinymcfc
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Hi fellow brewers!
Long time lurker, first time poster. I’ve been brewing on and off for a few years now, making some terrific beers over the years. Due to one reason or another I haven’t brewed for about 18 months or so, and it’s time to put that right.
Cleared out the beer shed yesterday and found everything in order, and even clean, so way to go 18 months ago me. To my surprise I also found a full keg of beer, which I don’t remember making at all - would’ve been rude not to try it and hey ho, it’s blood brilliant! No off flavours, carbonation is spot on. It’s been sealed in a corny with a bit of CO2 on it so I guess it should be fine...
Anyway, onto the reason I registered. I’ve decided to do a Lager, first one I’ve done. I’ve tested the fermentation fridge and all is in order so I’m confident on temps. I went to purchase this recipe:
Malt
8 lb Pilsner malt
2 lb Munich Light malt
12 oz Vienna Malt
10 oz Carapils (Dextrine malt)
Hops
0.5 oz Hallertau (4-5.5% AA): 60 min
0.5 oz Tettnang (4-5% AA): 60 min
0.5 oz Hallertau (4-5.5% AA): 20 min
0.5 oz Tettnang (4-5% AA): 20 min
1.0 oz Saaz (3-4.5% AA): end of boil
Yeast
White Labs WLP838, Southern German Lager Yeast
However like a dimwit I left out the Tettnang and Saaz hops...idiot. I’ve got 50g of Hallertau though. I’ve also got some Goldings and Target hops in the freezer. Now my question is, do I just throw in 30g of Hallertau at the start of the boil, and 20g wirh 5 mins to go? Suggestion found in the How to Brew bible? Or should I change out the missing hops for some I’ve got?
Any recommendations?
Long time lurker, first time poster. I’ve been brewing on and off for a few years now, making some terrific beers over the years. Due to one reason or another I haven’t brewed for about 18 months or so, and it’s time to put that right.
Cleared out the beer shed yesterday and found everything in order, and even clean, so way to go 18 months ago me. To my surprise I also found a full keg of beer, which I don’t remember making at all - would’ve been rude not to try it and hey ho, it’s blood brilliant! No off flavours, carbonation is spot on. It’s been sealed in a corny with a bit of CO2 on it so I guess it should be fine...
Anyway, onto the reason I registered. I’ve decided to do a Lager, first one I’ve done. I’ve tested the fermentation fridge and all is in order so I’m confident on temps. I went to purchase this recipe:
Malt
8 lb Pilsner malt
2 lb Munich Light malt
12 oz Vienna Malt
10 oz Carapils (Dextrine malt)
Hops
0.5 oz Hallertau (4-5.5% AA): 60 min
0.5 oz Tettnang (4-5% AA): 60 min
0.5 oz Hallertau (4-5.5% AA): 20 min
0.5 oz Tettnang (4-5% AA): 20 min
1.0 oz Saaz (3-4.5% AA): end of boil
Yeast
White Labs WLP838, Southern German Lager Yeast
However like a dimwit I left out the Tettnang and Saaz hops...idiot. I’ve got 50g of Hallertau though. I’ve also got some Goldings and Target hops in the freezer. Now my question is, do I just throw in 30g of Hallertau at the start of the boil, and 20g wirh 5 mins to go? Suggestion found in the How to Brew bible? Or should I change out the missing hops for some I’ve got?
Any recommendations?