25th Brew - Schwarzbier

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Brew: Schwarzbier
Date: 12/26/2009
Weather: Cloudy, light rain, 40s
Recipe: PDF|BTP
Pictures: Browse
Notes:
  • Started sat for fridge for a week. We re-invigorated with fresh wort 6-8 hrs before pitching
  • Yeast very active when picthed
  • Slightly darker than expected
  • Gravity 8 points higher than planned

Statistics

Original Gravity: 1.060 sg
Efficiency: 97%
Final Gravity: 1.021 sg
Attenuation: 65%
Alcohol By Volume: 5.13%

Detailed Brewing Summary

Time Description
11:25 am
HLT fill started
  HLT heat started
11:30 am
HLT fill stopped
12:23 pm Dough-in started
12:26 pm
Dough-in stopped
  HLT re-fill started
  HLT re-heat started
12:28 pm HLT re-fill stopped
12:40 pm HERMS started
  Mash step 1 started
02:10 pm Mash out started
02:28 pm Sparge started
03:08 pm Boil heat started
03:32 pm Boil started
04:02 pm Addition #1-60 min: 3 oz Hallertau
04:42 pm Addition #2-20 min: 1 oz Hallertau
04:52 pm Addition #3-10 min: Irish moss
05:02 pm Addition #4-0 min: 1 oz Hallertau
05:05 pm Chilling started
05:30 pm Chilling stopped.
  Original Gravity: 1.060 sg
  Pitched and placed in storage

Fermentation Schedule

Date Time Description
12/26/09 05:30 pm Pitched yeast and placed in storage at 54 F
    Initial resting temp 69 F
12/27/09
08:20 am
Bubble Rate: 1 every 3-5 seconds
    Droppd temp to 52 F
12/28/09 08:45 pm Bubble Rate: 1 / sec
12/29/09 08:45 pm Bubble Rate: 1 / sec
12/30/09 08:45 pm Bubble Rate: 1 every 2 secs
    Dropped temp to 50 F
12/31/09 11:30 am Bubble Rate: 1 every 2 secs
01/19/09 08:30 am  Not bubbling
    Gravity Reading: 1.021 sg
    Tastes light, slightly yeasty, and astringent
    Started lagering
02/06/10 08:00 pm Dumped trube
02/13/10 11:30 pm  Filtered & kegged. FG 1.021 sg 

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