Denim Tux Blue Corn Lager Brew Session

Brew Session Info

Brew Date 3/6/2020

Notes (Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

The yeast that I used was discounted due to age, October manufacturing date from Wyeast. It took 2 steps up to get it to really hum. Efficiency was crazy high. I must have purchased more grain than I thought as I calculated above 100% efficiency so I just adjusted the amount of pilsner and efficiency to compensate. I did mash for about 3.5 hours so that probably accounted for much of the high efficiency. The acidulated malt worked well and made it so that I didn't have to add any acid, so I will look to use this more in the future. Other than that, easy brew day. I did aerate for 1 minute prior to giving the wort a yeast infection.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

Grain Weight

5.6 lb kg

Grain Temp

°FC

Target Mash Temp

°FC

Mash Thickness

qt/lbl/kg

Total Boil Time

60 min.

Wort Into Fermenter

3 gals liters

Equipment Profile

Grain Absorption

0.15 gals/lb liters/kg

Sparge Grain Absorption

0.01 gals/lb liters/kg

HLT-MT Heat Loss

0 °FC

Mash Tun Loss

0.25 gals liters

Brew Kettle Trub Loss

0.5 gals liters

Boil Loss

1 gals/hour liters/hour

Wort Shrinkage

0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

Total Water Needed

5.60 gals liters

Mash Tun Capacity

0.45 gals liters

Mash/Strike Volume

0.25 gals liters

HLT Temperature

0.00 °FC

Strike Temperature

0.00 °FC

1st Runnings

-0.59 gals liters

Sparge Volume

5.35 gals liters

Total Runoff

4.70 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

Mash PH

5.3 PH

Mash Start Temp

153 °FC

Mash End Temp

130 °FC

Mash Time

210 minutes

Boil

Pre-Boil Gravity

1.047 (estimated)

Boil Volume

4 gallons liters 4.70 (gallonsliters estimated)

Boil Time

60 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)

Post-Boil Volume

3 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 4.00 gallonsliters at 1.047 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.059.

You wanted an OG of 1.060. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

Volume in Fermenter

3 gallons liters 3.00 (gallonsliters estimated)

Original Gravity

1.060 (1.060 predicted)

Final Gravity

1.017 (1.016 predicted)

Conditioning

Condition Date

3/27/2020

Bottle/Keg

Tasting Notes (1)

Tasted on 5/9/2020 by CheeseNips

Notes:

Pours 1 finger of foam, golden in color, fairly clear. Aroma is typical pilsner - wheat and grapes - along with a bit of fruitiness. Flavor follows aroma but there is a slight bite at the end, not really bitterness but more of an acid crisp edge. Body is thin to medium and nucleation isn't sharp at all. Overall the flavor is perfect for what I want in a pilsner, which is mostly due to the yeast. The lack of real carbonation sucks and I don't understand it because I use carb drops. In any case, 3 out of 5 stars because, while the flavor is great, the carbonation really detracts.

Recipe Facts

Denim Tux Blue Corn Lager

International Pale Lager

3.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
4.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
60 min Boil Time
1.060 OG
1.016 FG
18.8 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
0.31 BG:GU
3.7° SRM Color
94% Efficiency
5.7% ABV Alcohol
203 per 12oz Calories

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