NickT1
Member
Hi brewers. After many extract brews tried my hand at all grain. The lager grain bill I used was 65% pilsner malt and 35% carapils. It's been fermenting for 3 weeks in a refrigerator and temperature control has been spot on.
The beer tastes clean, crisp, well hopped but is VERY thin and lacks a malty body ( hope my attempt at describing the flavor makes sense)
I made loads of mistakes;
Tried crushing the grain myself without a mill. After the mash was complete noticed loads of unopened husks in the grain bill.
Pre boil gravity 1.043
I realized I had no gas and had to boil the wort on my electric stove. Only managed a very mild rolling boil at best.
OG came out at 1.028 😬
Then realized when reading the packet of dry yeast that I needed two and only had one. Made a starter and pitched.
Gravity reading is now sitting at 1.004
As you can imagine it will be a very low alcohol beer.
I'm guessing fermentation is done and a two or three day rest is in order before lagering.
How long should I lager for and how the hell am I gonna get carbonation going when it's time to bottle. Any advise ?
The beer tastes clean, crisp, well hopped but is VERY thin and lacks a malty body ( hope my attempt at describing the flavor makes sense)
I made loads of mistakes;
Tried crushing the grain myself without a mill. After the mash was complete noticed loads of unopened husks in the grain bill.
Pre boil gravity 1.043
I realized I had no gas and had to boil the wort on my electric stove. Only managed a very mild rolling boil at best.
OG came out at 1.028 😬
Then realized when reading the packet of dry yeast that I needed two and only had one. Made a starter and pitched.
Gravity reading is now sitting at 1.004
As you can imagine it will be a very low alcohol beer.
I'm guessing fermentation is done and a two or three day rest is in order before lagering.
How long should I lager for and how the hell am I gonna get carbonation going when it's time to bottle. Any advise ?