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Righto. Mash for my attempt at a Knappstein clone is done.  Fingers crossed! It smells promising which is a start. It's my first time using pilsner malt.

Volumes
Water cold 29L
~2L sparge- pot and jug
Pre boil 29L, 1.042
(calcs to 1.140 at 26.5L per recipe- 1.048!)
Post 90min boil <25L(I didn’t pay sufficient attention
21L wort
Density at 10C  1.058 (target 1.056, yay!). Tastes very sweet and more bitter than I expected. Smells nice though.

Temps
Outside temp 5C
Pre mash 73-74C
Grain in 68C(target 67C)
Post 1hr mash with towel + picnic rug+ doubled big brown blanket= 65.5C.
I'll leave the carboys outside overnight to get nice and cold before I pitch the yeast tomorrow. Will I have the time and brain to do it before work I wonder?

Ingredients
1/2t CaCl2, 1/4t CaSO4 (based on BIAB demo which was also a pilsner)
5.45kg pilsner malt
340g Carapils malt
60g Nelson Sauvin hops
20g 20min, 20g 10min, 20g 1-2min
½ irish moss tablet, crushed}
1/2t yeast nutrient}add at 10min boil left

Saflager S23 11.5g x2

Timing
Heat off, whirlpool. Wait 15min before running off.
Set up by 7:30am
Done with urn cleaned by 1pm. Rest of cleaning up still to do..

Ferment three weeks. temp ~13 for first week-10d. Couldn't keep it any cooler, wet towel technology. bubbling slowed. Heat to 16-18deg, then slow ferment for further 10d, bubbling to one in 1.5min? left to cool for the last 3 days or so. then no bubbling. Reckon I put the heat on too soon.
Bottled 13th Aug.