cztrollolcz
New Member
Hello there,
I am pretty new to brewing and have tried a few kits (which used extracts), but wanted to move on and try making something thats my own and fits my style a bit better - I am going for a czech lager, but more on the bitter side and with higher abv than is "usual" (just for the record - I am czech and yes I do have a place thats currently holding a room temp of around 12-15 C). Also I am going for a smaller batch - so I can do it on my stovetop. Does this recipe make any sense or is something wrong with it, which I should change? I have attached a beersmith file.
And just to make sure I am reading what its saying correctly:
1) I bring 15.54 L of water to 72.6 C and add my grains in the bag
2) I let it steep for 60 mins at about 69 C (because of the temp drop from adding the grains)
3) I pull the bag out, squeeze it (carefully) and bring it to a boil, where I add my first hops (Premiant) and my sugar
4) After 40mins of boiling Ill add the second hops (Kazbek) and boil for another 20 mins
After that I cool down as fast as possible to about 10-18 C, add in my 2 packages of yeast and let it ferment...
Thanks for all your help
I am pretty new to brewing and have tried a few kits (which used extracts), but wanted to move on and try making something thats my own and fits my style a bit better - I am going for a czech lager, but more on the bitter side and with higher abv than is "usual" (just for the record - I am czech and yes I do have a place thats currently holding a room temp of around 12-15 C). Also I am going for a smaller batch - so I can do it on my stovetop. Does this recipe make any sense or is something wrong with it, which I should change? I have attached a beersmith file.
And just to make sure I am reading what its saying correctly:
1) I bring 15.54 L of water to 72.6 C and add my grains in the bag
2) I let it steep for 60 mins at about 69 C (because of the temp drop from adding the grains)
3) I pull the bag out, squeeze it (carefully) and bring it to a boil, where I add my first hops (Premiant) and my sugar
4) After 40mins of boiling Ill add the second hops (Kazbek) and boil for another 20 mins
After that I cool down as fast as possible to about 10-18 C, add in my 2 packages of yeast and let it ferment...
Thanks for all your help