14th Brew - Bohemian Pilsner

Brew:	Bohemian Pilsner
Date:	5/3/2008
Weather:	Clear and in the 70's
Recipe:	PDF \| BTP
Pictures:	Click here to see the pictures
Notes:	3 vial starter fermented at 50-55 range. Also pitched extra vial Stirrer was used for starter Milled own grain for the first time

Statistics

Time	Description
07:50 am	Began filling and Heating the HLT
08:00 am	HLT Filling complete
08:17 am	HLT heat to 128° complete
	Initial PH 7.15. Added 2 x Tablespoons of Buffer 5.2
08:50 am	Dough-in started with 6.17 gallons
08:57 am	Dough-in complete
09:05 am	Re-fill and re-heat HLT for HERMS water
09:15 am	Herms Recirculation begins
09:24 am	PH Reading 5.6. Added 4 LA droppers
09:32 am	PH Reading 5.3. Added 6 LA droppers
09:35 am	Began heating for second step at 145°
09:41 am	PH Reading 5. Added 6 LA droppers
09:46 am	PH Reading 4.9. Added 4 LA droppers
09:54 am	Second mash step starts @ 145°
10:32 am	Begin heating for third step @ 155°
10:46 am	Third mash step starts
11:24 am	Third mash step complete.
	Mash-out begins
11:35 am	Mash-out complete. Sparge begins
12:18 pm	Sparge complete. Runnings 1.001, gravity 1.054 (doesn't appear accurate)
	Boil Heat started
12:52 pm	Boiling has started
01:07 pm	1st addition - 75 min - 5 oz czech saaz
02:07 pm	2nd addition - 15 min - 1 oz saaz, 1 oz hallertau, 2 cap servomyces
02:12 pm	3rd addition - 10 min - Irish moss and super moss
02:17 pm	4th addition - 5 min - 1 oz saaz, 1 oz of liberty
02:28 pm	Chill transfer began
03:20 pm	Chill transfer complete. Length due to hose water not fully flowing
	Fermentor engaged at 54°

Date	Time	Description
5/03/2008	03:00 pm	Placed fermentor in freezer
	06:30 pm	Liquid reached temp of 50°
5/18/2008	06:00 pm	Gravity reading. 1.036 Hydrometer
5/26/2008	07:00 pm	Gravity reading. 1.030 Hydrometer, Refractometer 9.5 Brix
5/29/2008	07:00 pm	No change in gravity. Added Beano and Oxygenated
6/04/2008	08:30 pm	Gravity: 1.020 sg, 8 Brix.
		No bubbles visible. Oxygenated, added sanitizer to air lock
6/06/2008	06:00 pm	Gravity: 7.5-7.75 Brix, bubble once every 3-5 second
6/13/2008	08:00 pm	Gravity reading. 1.013 Hydrometer
		Dropped temperature to 32°. Dumped trube
6/22/2008	08:30 am	Very infrequent bubbling. Dumped trube again.
7/02/2008	04:30 pm	Filtered and kegged. Gravity 1.010 Hydrometer