I Forgot to Drink a Beer

Okay, for those of you who are following.  Anytime I make a new beer I'll be posting the beer nerd related stuff (recipe, OG, ABV, tasting notes, etc.) down below my blog post. I think it'll make for a more interesting read, plus, once you see one OG reading you've seen them all.

My lovely, wonderful, and beer loving Mrs decided to get me all grain brewing equipment this Christmas. Today was the first day I got to try it out.

First lesson...all grain brewing is time intensive especially when making your first lager.

Second lesson...when brewing on a cool day outside you will always need more hot water. Always.

Third lesson...I forgot to drink beer while I was brewing.  No really. During the creation of all my other batches I always had time for a cold one. I was so concerned on how the batch would turn out I forgot to grab a cold one. Oh, how one suffers for the arts.

Beer Nerd Stuff: 


Beer Style: 2A German Pilsner
 

Batch Size: 5 Gallons


Grains:

• 5.00 lb Lager Malt (2.0 SRM) 
• 3.30 lb Pilsner (1.7 SRM)

Hops:

• 1.00 oz Tettnang [5.10 %] (60 min)
• 1.00 oz Crystal [2.72 %] (30 min)
• 1.00 oz Crystal [2.72 %] (10 min)

Yeast:

• Pilsner Urqell (Wyeast Labs #2001)
  

Mash Type:

• Double Infusion

OG:

• 1.045 SG

Comments:

OG and IBU were spot on for the style. We'll see how everything does after the lagering.