Bohemian Rhapsody (All Grain) 5 US gallons

Bohemian Rhapsody
(All Grain) 5 US gallons

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This Homebrew Recipe was added by Aidan on November 23, 1997 at 16:54:57:
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Brewing Method: All Grain
Yeast: Wyeast 2308 Munich
Yeast Starter: 2nd generation 3000ml
Batch Size: 5 US gallons
Original Gravity: 1051
Final Gravity: 1011
Alcohol Content: %
Total Grains: 10lbs
Color:
Extract Efficiency: 75% %
Hop IBU's: 39%
Boiling Time: 90 minutes
Primary Fermentation: 11 days at 50
Secondary Fermentation: 60 days at 32
Additional Fermentation:

Grain Bill:

8 lbs pilsner-DWC
1 lb dextrine-DWC
4 ozs aromatic-DWC
4 ozs 20L crystal-Durst

Hop Bill:

1.5 ozs Saaz at 3.5% alpha for 60 (pellets)
1 oz of same for 30
1 oz of Saaz at 3.0% alpha for 15 (whole)
1 oz of same at finish

Mash Schedule:

I used a relatively loose mash of 2qts/lb due to the triple decoction mash.
-added water to stabilize mash at 95 for 10 mins
-removed 1/3 of thick mash, raise to 152 for conversion, then boiled 15 mins
-added decoct to main mash and stabilize at 122 for 10, then boosted to 135 by direct heating
-removed 1/3 of thick mash, raise to 152 for conversion, boiled 15 mins
-added decoct to main mash, stabilized at 152 until conversion complete
-removed 1/3 of liquid, boiled 10 mins, added back to main mash and stabilize at 168 for mash out

For my water I used 3 gallons of tap and 7 gallons of distilled to give the following approximate figures:
Ca-15
Mg-4
Na-15
SO4-18
Cl-13
HCO3-50

Brewers Notes:

Primed with 1 cup light DME.
This was my first lager and I'm pretty pleased with the results. I enjoy the light trace of diacetyl from the Munich yeast and is appropriate for a PU clone. The water treatment makes a difference, the bitterness is very clean in this beer.