So today I’m brewing my own version of Sam Adams Boston Lager. I’m going to use an ale yeast at lower temperatures to achieve this. After reviewing Sam Adams website and based of some of my knowledge, which isn’t alot, I’m shooting for a similar beer. Only way to find out is to brew it.
So I started the night before. I took 1 liter of water and 3/4 cup of DME boiled for 10 mins, added yeast nutrients before the boil. Let cool to 80 degrees and pitched the yeast. This will be my yeast starter.
Ok started off with 6.5 gallons of water and added a 1/4 Campdan tablet 3 g of Gypsum and 3g of calcuim chloride and started the heater process. Stirred in well and removed 1 gallon for sparking later on.
about 30 mins into it I stirred up the mash and only went down about 1/2 into the bed. Started pump back up after letting settle for a few minutes.
Finished mash and had a little stuck issue at the end but cleared and let it flow for about 10 mins before pulling the grains. Pulled grains and had to add 1 gt of water to top off where I needed it to be and gives me a preboil of 1.050 gravity.
Got to a boil and tossed in the hops, alot of hops lol 1.5 oz. add the rest per the recipe and started the cooling process.
Chilled down and placed into fermentation chamber to get down to 58 degrees before I pitch the yeast.
Hit 58 degrees and pitched the yeast. I also had the yeast in with the wort to try and not shock the yeast. Lets see when this kicks off.
Cranking away and smelling awesome.
7-19 I cranked the temp up to 68 degrees and 7-20 dry hopped and took a reading o 1.008. A little drier then expected but should be good. This beer came in at 5.91% a little higher than expected. Cold crashed the night of 7-22 and kegged later in the day on 7-23.
