10/23/2015 – Yeast starter

First time to try the wort-in-a-can starter base. Super easy.

1 can + 1 can water

Pitched WLP802 – White labs – Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast

Fermented on a stir plate in the fermentation chamber at 50 degrees F.

10/25/2015 – Brew day

10 gallon batch

18 lbs – German Pilsner Malt
8 oz – Crystal 10L Malt

Mashed at 148 degrees F

2 oz – Nugget hop pellets (14.9% Alpha – 60 min)
2 oz – Saaz hop pellets (5.5% Alpha – 15 min)
2 capsules – Yeast fuel (15 min)
2 tablets – Whirlfloc (15 min)

Chilled to 50 degrees F by recirculating ice water

Aerated with O2

Broken hydrometer – no O.G.

11.6 degrees Brix

Split 1 liter starter of WLP802 between two 5-gallon fermeters

Fermented at 50 degrees F

11/07/2015 – Gradually raise temperature for Diacetyl Rest

Set chambers to 53 degrees F

11/13/2015 – Fermenters last setpoint change

Set chambers to 60 degrees F

11/17/2015 – Racked to secondary

Started cold crash at 36 degrees F

11/22/2015 – Kegged

F.G.: 1.005, 6.0 degrees Brix
ABV: 5.5%