{"id":541,"date":"2020-07-13T19:26:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T23:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/?p=541"},"modified":"2022-01-23T14:02:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T14:02:58","slug":"brewday-7-13-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/?p=541","title":{"rendered":"BREWDAY &#8211; 7\/13\/2020 &#8211;UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>So today I&#8217;m brewing my own version of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brewersfriend.com\/homebrew\/recipe\/view\/1022215\/samuel-adams-boston-lager-clone\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Adams Boston Lager<\/a>.   I&#8217;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&#8217;t alot, I&#8217;m shooting for a similar beer.   Only way to find out is to brew it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_0938339038119633976663748.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_0938339038119633976663748-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_0938339038119633976663748-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_0938339038119633976663748-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_0938339038119633976663748-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_0938339038119633976663748-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_0938339038119633976663748-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_103329812118135037180249.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1371\" class=\"wp-image-1371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_103329812118135037180249-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_103329812118135037180249-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_103329812118135037180249-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_103329812118135037180249-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_103329812118135037180249-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_103329812118135037180249-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1033244674913859446520778.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1372\" class=\"wp-image-1372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1033244674913859446520778-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1033244674913859446520778-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1033244674913859446520778-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1033244674913859446520778-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1033244674913859446520778-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1033244674913859446520778-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1042343903793963854006753.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1042343903793963854006753-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1042343903793963854006753-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1042343903793963854006753-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1042343903793963854006753-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1042343903793963854006753-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1042343903793963854006753-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Took PH reading 5.8.   I may need to wait and check it again near the end.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1159464234993880798683616.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1374\" class=\"wp-image-1374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1159464234993880798683616-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1159464234993880798683616-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1156288176551029177421234.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1376\" class=\"wp-image-1376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1156288176551029177421234-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1156288176551029177421234-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1156288176551029177421234-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1156288176551029177421234-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1156288176551029177421234-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1156288176551029177421234-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1333436335015231981226661.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1333436335015231981226661-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1333436335015231981226661-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1333436335015231981226661-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1333436335015231981226661-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1333436335015231981226661-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200713_1333436335015231981226661-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chilled down and placed into fermentation chamber to get down to 58 degrees before I pitch the yeast.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wp-1594842176700.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Cranking away and smelling awesome.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200723_154840586806739349267457.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200723_154840586806739349267457-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200723_154840586806739349267457-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200723_154840586806739349267457-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200723_154840586806739349267457-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200723_154840586806739349267457-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_20200723_154840586806739349267457-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brewersfriend.com\/homebrew\/recipe\/view\/1022215\/billy-b-s-harrison-lager\" target=\"_blank\">Brew Lo<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brewersfriend.com\/homebrew\/recipe\/view\/1022215\/billy-b-s-harrison-lager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">g<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So today I&#8217;m brewing my own version of Sam Adams Boston Lager. I&#8217;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&#8217;t alot, I&#8217;m shooting for a similar beer. Only way to find out is to brew it. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brewing-sessions"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/img_20200814_153148_dro7648488409374802154-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1956&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3983,"url":"https:\/\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/?p=3983","url_meta":{"origin":541,"position":0},"title":"UPDATE: Back Yard Yeast Experiment: Brewing the beer","author":"flintman","date":"December 3, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"So the beer ended up fermenting rather quickly and actively and down to 1.010SG which give me about a 4.33% beer. Transferred it to a small 1 gallon keg and carbonated up the beer. After carbonation I took a sample after running off a few glasses and it was pretty\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Brew Session Updates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Brew Session Updates","link":"https:\/\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/?cat=337"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231202_180354699-scaled.jpg?fit=904%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231202_180354699-scaled.jpg?fit=904%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231202_180354699-scaled.jpg?fit=904%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231202_180354699-scaled.jpg?fit=904%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3956,"url":"https:\/\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/?p=3956","url_meta":{"origin":541,"position":1},"title":"Back Yard Yeast Experiment: Brewing the beer","author":"flintman","date":"November 21, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Ok, Not that I have collected the yeast and isolated it, check that out here. From that we started with a small yeast starter and built it up for this batch, check that out here. Now its ready to see what this beer can do. I wanted to start off\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Brewing Sessions&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Brewing Sessions","link":"https:\/\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/?cat=4"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231121_125853504-1-scaled.jpg?fit=904%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231121_125853504-1-scaled.jpg?fit=904%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231121_125853504-1-scaled.jpg?fit=904%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231121_125853504-1-scaled.jpg?fit=904%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":881,"url":"https:\/\/dirtybucketbrewing.com\/?p=881","url_meta":{"origin":541,"position":2},"title":"MISC  &#8211;  Freezing Yeast","author":"flintman","date":"January 20, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"So as most people know I'm a frugal person. With that said when I brew a batch of beer it can cost be from $25-$50+ per 5 gallon batch. 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