Start with RO water and treat strike water with brewing salts to achieve the specified water profile. Follow the Hochkurz mash schedule. Target a mash pH of 5.3. Mash in at 146°F (63°C) and hold for 20 minutes. Increase mash temperature to 156°F (69°C) and hold for 35 minutes. Increase mash temperature to 168°F (76°C) to mashout.
Boil for 90 minutes. At 60 minutes add Magnum hops. Add Whirlfloc tablet at 10 minutes. Chill the wort to 50°F (10°C), oxygenate wort, add 1 Servomyces yeast nutrient capsule to the wort, and pitch yeast.
Ferment at 50°F (10°C) for 5–7 days. Then let fermentation free rise to 58°F (14°C) and hold for 7 days. Take a gravity sample to confirm full attenuation of the yeast. Perform a forced diacetyl test, if the test passes, begin decreasing the temperature 2–4°F per day until beer reaches 35-37°F (2–3°C). Transfer the beer. If kegging, add gelatin and carbonate to 2.6 volumes C02.
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