AG#21 M.O. Lager

[MartialAnt]

I made this yesterday when i was bored.
I know i was going to make a Deuchars IPA but i decided to do yet another lager as the brewing room doesnt get past 14c at the mo, so its ideal for brewing lager. Plus i wanted to use up the very last bits of lager stuff.

Only problem i had was my run off from the mash got stuck. Took a few attempts at blowing up the tap to get it going again.

60 min boil.
OG 1042. aim anywhere between 1035 - 1055
Final vol 30L + 4L of trubby wort (in DJ. None going to waste).
2 x 15L 1 dry hopped, 1 normal.

3.923kg Marris Otter
259g Carapils
263g Flaked Maize
500g Glucose
1 whirlfloc tablet.

Full boil hops
40g Saaz
40g Hallertau

Last 20 min hops
12g Saaz
32g Hallertau
25g Northern Brewer

1L of S-23 Lager yeast slurry from a previous brew.
In less than 3 hours i had a big thick krausen in each FV.

 

[ChrisG]

Be interesting to see how this turns out.

I know you can use Marris Otter for lagers but need to adjust the Ph but I dont even know how to do that yet.

Just got some Lager grains for mine. So far so good.

Good luck!

 

[MartialAnt]

Personally im not arsed about PH levels. Ive never gone into technical details like that. So far ive lost 1 AG & that was down to being drunk & it getting infected whilst fermentation. ALL my other brews have been drinkably fantastic. Oh 1 other had something wrong with it. It had a strange taste to it & it would give me a hangover if i had too much. Was like stella. Too much & it turns you into a tw@t. I was told to drink it when i was on my own. It was 6.2%

So yeah im happy to go along with the way i do it.
If it gets me ****** im happy.
If there is a different taste due to the MO i'l tell people it has some german malt in it. All my social circle drink Fosters, Becks, Carling etc etc. So this'll be totally new to them.

 

[Wez]

Hope it turns out to be a good one MA :thumb:

 

[ChrisG]

Personally im not arsed about PH levels. Ive never gone into technical details like that.

I completely agree with you. I'm gonna be doing my 10th AG next weekend and I dont see the need to adjust my Ph. The beers I make are good enough for me so why get even more technical? Seems like too much work and expense if you ask me.

I dont even treat my water.

May be I'm just hitting all the right levels and gotten lucky.

 

[MartialAnt]

99% of the time i use Asda water & if i remember i throw in a few tea spoons of Gypsum. As i dont write down in my recipe book i can never remember which its been added to when it comes to drinking it. All taste the same, mighty fine.

 

[MartialAnt]

Just taken a reading & both 15L brews are down to 1008. Its taken 70 hours to ferment out. Will give it a few days to clean itself up but thats bloody quick.

4.5% Nice.

 

[Wez]

That is nice and quick, you must have happy yeasties :party: