The Flood (Maibock), Brew #5

Date of brew: 12/01/2012
Name of brew: The Flood (brew #5)
Batch size: 5 gallons
Drinking: Harry Porter (Smoked Porter recipe from Brewmeister, brew #3)

Ingredients:

9.9 lbs. of Briess CBW Pilsen Light Malt Extract
0.5 lbs. of two-row malt
1.5 oz. Mt. Hood hops (boiling, 60 mins.)
0.5 oz. Mt Hood Hops (flavor, 30 mins.) subbed for Vanguard Hops
1.0 oz Saaz Hops (flavor, 15 mins.) subbed for French Strisselspalt Hops
2 Packets of Fermentis Saflager S23 lager yeast


Preparation:
I toasted the two-row malt in a toaster oven for 10 minutes before milling, while still at Brewmeister. When I began brewing, I found my thermometer had been broken so I had to guess at when the water reached 160 degrees to steep the malt. Once, I thought the temperature of the water reached 160 degrees, I added the malt in a grain bag to the 2 gallons of water and steeped it for 30 minutes.

After steeping for 30 minutes, I turned the burner back on, added the 9.9 lbs. of light malt extract and 1.5 oz. of Mt. Hood Hops. After boiling for 30 minutes, another 0.5 oz. of Mt. Hood Hops were added. 15 additional minutes of boiling before adding the 1.0 oz. of Saaz Hops.

After boiling, I added the hot wort to 2 gallons of cold water and then topped up to 5 gallons in my primary. I gave the brew an ice bath for about an hour, stirring occasionally until the temperature was an estimated 80 degrees. I then pitched two packets of yeast, covered and placed in the freezer for fermentation at 55 degrees.


Temperature when yeast pitched: ~80 degrees
Original Gravity: 1.072 at 80 degrees, adjusted to 1.074 at 60 degrees
Diacetyl Rest: 59 degrees for 36 hours
Date when racked to secondary: 12/9/12
Gravity when racked: 1.020
Lagering Temperature: 35 degrees
Date when bottled: TBA
Amount of priming sugar: TBA
Final gravity: TBA


Notes:
I started with another recipe from The Complete Joy of Homebrewing but had to switch a couple things up on the fly. This is adapted from the Elementary Penguin Maibock.

Brewmeister did not have the French Strisselspalt or Vaguard Hops so they were substituted with additional Mt. Hood and Saaz Hops when I was in store. Additionally, I pitched two packets of lager yeast in attempts to avoid making a yeast starter, time will tell if this works or if I must go back and make a yeast starter and pitch again.