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49 Urquell clone – FAIL

October 4, 2011
49. Erkill #1
Bohemian Pilsner
Type: All Grain Date: 27/03/2011
Batch Size (fermenter): 25.00 l Brewer: Steve
Boil Size: 31.33 l Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Esky, false bottom
End of Boil Volume 26.00 l Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 25.00 l Est Mash Efficiency 70.0 %
Fermentation: My Aging Profile Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0
Taste Notes: Diacetyl… prominent but not to the point where you want to tip it out… not sure what went wrong

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amt Name Type # %/IBU
5.00 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) (3.3 EBC) Grain 2 87.7 %
0.50 kg Munich I (Weyermann) (14.0 EBC) Grain 3 8.8 %
0.20 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.9 EBC) Grain 4 3.5 %
20.00 g Northern Brewer [15.00 %] – Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 35.9 IBUs
25.00 g Saaz [3.60 %] – Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 2.9 IBUs
25.00 g Saaz [3.60 %] – Boil 1.0 min Hop 8 1.8 IBUs
0.50 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 6 -
1.00 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1 -
1.0 pkg Urquell Lager (Wyeast Labs #2001) [125.00 ml] Yeast 9 -

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.050 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.052 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.009 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.0 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.6 %
Bitterness: 44.6 IBUs Calories: 483.4 kcal/l
Est Color: 7.8 EBC

Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body Total Grain Weight: 5.70 kg
Sparge Water: -1.96 l Grain Temperature: 23.5 C
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C Tun Temperature: 23.5 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps

Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 15.00 l of water at 75.4 C 67.0 C 60 min
Mash Out Add 24.00 l of water at 86.6 C 78.0 C 10 min
Sparge Step: Fly sparge with -1.96 l water at 75.6 C
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Bottle Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 141.64 g Carbonation Used: Bottle with 141.64 g Corn Sugar
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 15.6 C Age for: 28.00 days
Fermentation: My Aging Profile Storage Temperature: 11.1 C

Notes

12.8 brix OG – 1.052
11.4 brix 06/04 – very worty tasting (almost vegetative)
10 brix 9-04
9.5 brix 11-04
7.8 brix 15/04
6.4 – 18/04
6.4 – 20/04 FINISHED & kegged
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