Rating System

1 - don't waste valuable beer calories on me
2 - tasty, walter approves
3 - so good you should have it for breakfast

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Czech Pilsner

Tmave Vycepni 10 all grain kit from Northern Brewers

Grains
7.25 lbs German Munich
0.25 lbs Weyermann CaraAroma
0.125 lbs Weyermann Carara III

Hops
2 oz Saaz for 60 min
1 0z Saaz for 45 min

Yeast
Wyeast #2782 Staro Prague Lager

brewed 1/9/12 og 1030 24 hrs at 68*, then 50*
secondary 1/17 1010 50*
Kegged 1/29 1020 (extra 1/2 gal in growler with 1 T cane sugar)

Notes: Yeast was very slow to activate. It finally expanded in about 10 days. A starter was used with 5 0z of priming dextrose for 2 days with good results. Initial bubbling began in 24 hours in the kitchen before it was set in the purple room to finish.

No comments: