My BEST Lager Ever: DOUBLE DECOCTION Mashed CZECH DARK LAGER
Channel: TheApartmentBrewer
Date: 20/11/2023

Sometimes a nod to tradition is what sends an excellent beer into the extraordinary zone. That's how this one went - I followed almost every traditional, old-fashioned method of lager brewing with a decoction mash and long slow lager fermentation to produce my best lager ever!
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Recipe on Brewfather: https://share.brewfather.app/hcyEjiqbSqwdwY

Recipe for 5 gallons (19 L) , your efficiency may vary:

"The Power of the Dark Side"

5.6% ABV          30 IBU

10 lb Weyermann Floor Malted Bohemian Pilsner Malt (77.7%)
1.25 lb Weyermann Barke Munich Malt (9.7%)
1.25 lb Weyermann Caramunich II (9.7%)
6 oz Weyermann Carafa Special III (2.9%)

Mash: 
Four step double-decoction mash:
-(Main mash) 131 F (55 C) for 15 min
-(Decoction) Pull 12 qt (11.5 L) decoction and heat to 152 F (67 C) for 10 min
-(Main mash) 146 F (63 C) for 30 min
-(Decoction) Heat decoction to boil and boil for 30 min, then return to main mash
-(Main mash) 158 F (70 C) for 30 min
-(Decoction) Pull second 12 qt decoction and boil for 15 min then return to main mash
-(Main mash) 170 F (77 C) for 15 min

Water (ppm): Ca: 17, Mg 0, Na 0, Cl 16, SO4 18, HCO3 0
Add to 8 gal (30 L) RO water: 1g Gypsum, 1g CaCl2
Adjust mash pH to 5.2-5.6 with lactic acid or slaked lime if needed.

60 min boil: 
60 - 1 oz (28g) Perle (7.2% AA) (23 IBU)
10 min - Add 3 oz (84g) Saaz (2.2% AA) (7 IBU)

OG: 1.057

Yeast: Wyeast 2278 Czech Pils

Ferment for 1-2 weeks at 50 F (10 C), then raising to 62-65 F (18 C) for one more week for a diacetyl rest. After this, cold crash as close to freezing as possible, separate from yeast and lager for at least one month before packaging.

FG: 1.015
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0:00 Intro and welcome 
0:27 Beer description and approach
2:45 Recipe
9:20 Brew day
13:18 Fermentation plan
19:23 Fermentation follow-up
20:18 Pour and tasting notes
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