2nd all grain on new HERMS

I had made some modifications to my boil kettle manifold. I fashioned a figure eight out of my 3/4" SS mesh. I also soldered the joints instead of trying to use a slit with a SS clamp. This worked great. Was able to pump almost all of the wort out of the boil kettle.

I brewed a 5 gallon batch of a Heineken lager clone. Est OG of 1.051.
I mashed in at 154 degree f. Started my slow recirculation and maintained this temp for 90 minutes. Then I sparged at 170 degrees.

Started the boil with 6.25 gallons of wort. Boiled for 60 minutes & ran through the plate chiller. OG was right at 1.052 & I hit the primary with just over 5 gallons.

The brew went smoother & I felt more comfortable. All in all a good brew day. Now I just hope it taste as good as my partial mashes did.

I'd love to hear about your Heineken lager clone recipe, if you want to share.

Thanks.

brewman ! said:

I'd love to hear about your Heineken lager clone recipe, if you want to share.

Thanks.

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8 1/2 # of German Pilsner
1/4 # Crystal 10L
@1.25qt/pound
Mashed 90 minutes @ 154f rec.
Sparged @ 170f to 6.25 gallons into boil kettle.

1oz Hersbrucker & 1/2oz Northern Brewer for 60 minutes

1/4oz of Hersbrucker for the last 15 minutes of the 60 minute boil.

OG should be around 1.051

Pitched Wyeast Danish Lager 2042

FG should be around 1.011

Excellent, thanks.

Those hops aren't common around here. How necessary are they to the finished character of the beer ? Can you recommend substitute hops ? Saaz ? Tetnanger ?

Thanks

brewman ! said:

Excellent, thanks.

Those hops aren't common around here. How necessary are they to the finished character of the beer ? Can you recommend substitute hops ? Saaz ? Tetnanger ?

Thanks

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I don't know, I'm sure someone here can give you something close.