Journal of Brewing

Starter
Made the typical starter. Oxygenated it for 1 minute and put it on the stirrer.

I beat the weather!!

Brewed outside for the first time. My burner is like a jet engine. It’s also quite efficient. After my brew session it seemed that I had used next to no propane. The pot worked out quite well too. I think i’ll have to start with more water next time, possibly 6.5 gallons. I had alot of evaporation.

Got the water to a boil and added malt extract and bittering hops. The smell was extraordinary. Boiled vigorously for 50 minutes and then added the second does of Saaz hops. Added the Spalt for the last 2 minutes.

Cooled to 60, transferred to fermenter. Pitched starter and addded just a touch of water to get it up to 5 gallons. Oxygenated for 1 minute.

O.G. 1.042

Right on schedule. First taste seemed very pleasant. Hops were not overpowering most likely due to the low AAU. Body was medium and had a nice color. In the fermenter it looked like a copper color. Primary fermenting at 50 for this week. I’ll diacetly rest for 2 days at 70 and then begin lagering.