Jeff Smith スミスApr 3

Third decoction bubbling away

Světlý Ležák 11°P -> Pilsner Urquell clone

#HomeBrew #Pivo #SvetlyLezak

Show threadstojgApr 3
@sumisu3 how long do you typically do each decoctipn? Or is more a feel thing?
Show threadJeff Smith スミスApr 3

@stojg this recipe, evidently from some historic Pilsner Urquell recipe, actually does a step mash with each decoction (55°, 62°, 73° and then boil). The boil is 20 minutes. Of course each decoction drops the lowest temp and you end up doing 73 and boil in the third.

I don’t know if this makes so much of a difference but I keep doing it. I could just do a typical decoction of boil to get to 55° for the protein rest, boil and then beta rest, etc.

Show threadstojg
@sumisu3 nice! sometimes the journey is a large part of making something. But yeah, with today’s “stronger” grain, better temperature control and any yeast we want, certain old methods doesn’t make sense without context.
Apr 3 at 4:20amWeb
Show threadJeff Smith スミスApr 3

@stojg Sunday I’m brewing a Polotmavé (half dark Czech lager - kind of like a Vienna but a bit darker than those usually run).

Single decoction only. It’ll be an easy day.