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Brewing Method: All Grain
Yeast: wyeast 2278
Yeast Starter: 1.5 gal
Batch Size: 10gal
Original Gravity: 1050
Final Gravity: 1012
Alcohol Content: 5 %
Total Grains: 19#’s
Color: 2.3
Extract Efficiency: 85 %
Hop IBU’s: 33
Boiling Time: 90 min
Primary Fermentation: 2 weeks @ 50f
Secondary Fermentation: 24 hours diacetyl rest
Additional Fermentation: drop 2f/day until wort reaches 34f, lager for 6 – 8 weeks

Grain Bill:

18# weryman Pilsner
1 # Cara-pils

Hop Bill:

2 oz saaz 5.4% 60 min
1 oz saaz 5.4% 30 min
2 oz saaz 3.9% 5 min
2 oz saaz dry hop in secondary

Mash Schedule:

122f 30 min
136f 30 min
149f 60 min
168f 10 min

Brewers Notes:

used straight tap water……recommend trying to adjust the water to soften it up…use 50% distilled water and go from there.