re: Homebrewing Thread: Volume II

Been a month since the last post, what's on the homebrew radar?

My czech pilsner is lagering at the moment. I used bootleg biology's Czech unpasteurized lager. After 4 days and only dropping by 8 points, i dumped 2 packs 34/70. Took another couple days before fermentation started back up again. Terminal gravity is around 1.013. Tastes pretty good. I used some melanoiden malt to mimic decoction mash flavors. Tastes pretty close to pilsner urquell, without the diacetyl. Probably have another 3 weeks or so of lagering before i keg.

It's also turbid mash lambic season, again. It's a bitch and i can never get some of my infusion temps as high as required. I'm assuming everything is coming out ok, seeing as i haven't really touched my prior batches since i started fermenting, outside of measuring once earlier this year. This will be the final batch of my 1, 2, and 3 year blend. Come December next year, i'll be able to blend my lambics for my first geuze and bottle.