Czech Pilsner
Specifics
General Information
Method: Partial Mash
Comments

11/6/07 - Made a starter w/ 1 L water, 1 cup Light DME in a 1 gal jug, pitched yeast and placed the jug in the chest freezer @ 63 deg F. 

11/7/07 - Made a 2 L, 2 cups light DME wort, cooled and added it to starter jug.

11/12/07 - Brew main wort, decant starter and pitch yeast at 65 deg. I added the Malt Extract late in the boil @ 10 mins. Ferment @ 55 deg F for 9 days.

11/18/07 - Fermentation activity was vigorous but seemed to die off very early, was worried about a stuck fermentation so I added 3 tabs of beano and aerated some more (shaking the carboy).  

11/20/07 - Increase ferment temp to 63 deg for 5 days for diacetyl rest.

Took a gravity reading, 1.012 so it appears fermentation is pretty much completed, despite the short fermentation period.

11/25/07 - Transfer to secondary, reduced temp to 33 for lagering. Will lager 6 weeks.  

12/15/07 - Mixed 1/2 cup of hot water w/ 3/4 Tsp of unflavored Gelatin and added to secondary. 

12/18/07 - Transfered to Keg, took a gravity reading and taste sample.  The taste actually fooled me into thinking it was the Mexican lager I also had going, stronger yeast tints, but still a clean finish.

 

Recipe
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Extracts
6.30 pounds Gold Syrup 86.3% of grist
6.30 pounds Total Extract Weight 86.3% of grist
Reference
Grains
1.00 pounds 13.7% of grist
1.00 pounds Total Grain Weight 13.7% of grist
Miscellaneous Ingredients (Non-Fermentable)
1 tsp Irish Moss @ 15 minutes (Boil)  
3/4 tsp Gelatin @ 33 days minutes (Secondary)  
Reference
Hops
1.00 ounces 2.3% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil
2.3 AAUs
1.00 ounces 2.3% Pellets @ 45 minutes
Type: Bittering and Aroma
Use: Boil
2.3 AAUs
1.00 ounces 2.3% Pellets @ 20 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil
2.3 AAUs
3.00 ounces Total Hop Weight 6.9 AAUs
Yeast
Wyeast Wyeast 2278 Czech Pils — Liquid — .75 gallon starter
Fermentation
Primary: 8 days @ 55° F
Secondary: 5 days @ 65° F
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