06/08/2013 – Brew day

Pro series kit from Northern Brewer

2 lbs – Briess pale ale malt
1 lb – English roasted barley
1 lb – German vienna
0.5 lbs – Flaked oats
0.5 lbs – Briess victory
0.375 lbs – English black malt
3.15 lbs – Gold malt syrup
1 lb – Briess golden light DME
0.375 lbs – Lactose
1 oz – Glacier pellet hops (60 min)
1 tsp – Irish moss (15 min)
0.5 tsp – Yeast nutrient (15 min)
0.25 oz – Willamette pellet hops (5 min)

Mashed at 154 F for 1 hr in the electric smoker

Poured the wort through a strainer in the funnel into the fermenter

Shook to aerate

Pitched 1 pack of Wyeast 1450 “Denny’s Favorite 50” liquid yeast

O.G.: 1.054, 13.8% Brix

Placed the fermenter into the fermentation chamber set at 68 F

06/30/2013 – Racked to keg

We decided to skip the secondary fermenter for this one and go directly to keg.

F.G.: 1.020, 8.3% Brix, 4.45% ABV