Low Enzymatic/Cold Mash/Low alcohol beer

[beersk]

Here's the one I'm trying again tonight. This will be pressure fermented at 66.6F at 10PSI and go on the nitro faucet. It looks dark but it won't end up that dark. Should be about perfect, I think.

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I made one similar back in 2021 that was pretty good. Back then I wasn't on the verge of "quitting" brewing or drinking beer, just was taking a doctor's-orders-2-month-break (which turned out, in my opinion, to not be alcohol related) and this was good but I wasn't committed to it as a long term solution. But now I am. This has 4oz more of caramunich for the needed sweetness for this type of brewing.
My plan is to mash overnight in my fermentation fridge at 40F, brew in a bag. Pull the bag in the morning and let the kettle settle for at least 4 hours. Then run off into my boil kettle hopefully leaving behind as much as possible of the unconverted starches that scorch on the bottom of the kettle. Then I'll just do a 30 minute boil. Debating whether I should do a rest at 158F for 15 minutes or so or just skip it and go straight to boil.
Thoughts?

Alright, well this turned out like crap. 1.012 OG and 1.006 FG. Really just not liking the flavor. It's not bitter or anything, just has that flavor common with this method of brewing. You know the way it smells when you're mixing the grains with the cold water? It's like that. No sir, I don't like it!

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

Two links /1/, /2/ to Lallemand resources on making low ABV beers.

(for future readers, I posted this in two different topics).

 

[Agent]

Two links /1/, /2/ to Lallemand resources on making low ABV beers.

(for future readers, I posted this in two different topics).

There's some more fun reading!

Interesting to see why "grainy" flavors stick around.

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

And Zymurgy, Mar 2024, has a low/no alcohol theme with a couple of good articles on low (4% or less) ABV beers (mash really high, Maltotriose-negative yeast strains, food safety considerations).

 

[Broothru]

And Zymurgy, Mar 2024, has a low/no alcohol theme with a couple of good articles on low (4% or less) ABV beers (mash really high, Maltotriose-negative yeast strains, food safety considerations).

Paywalled?

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

Paywalled?

Yes, the magazine is pay-walled (like BYO & CB&B). Like BYO & CB&B, individual articles are occasionally posted outside the paywall.