MoreBeer Dunkleweizen

I'd hoped to squeeze in one more brewing day before the family gets back. I got a Dunkleweizen kit from MoreBeer so let's do this.

Ingredients:
6lbs White Wheat
4lbs 2-row
8oz Caramunich
4oz Pale Chocolate
4oz Carafa Special II

1oz Perle at 60min

GigaYeast Gold Pitch: GY022: British Ale #1 October 10, 2019

We will use the same water as we did on our last dunkle. These salts are added to 10 gallons of distilled:
2g Chalk (CaCO3)
2g Gypsum (CaSO4)
4g Calcium Chloride (CaCl2)
2g Epsom Salt (MgSO4)
1g Salt (NaCl)

Wyeast beer nutrient and Whirlfloc

11:00 - I've just configured my new temp controller, the ITC-308-WiFi. It has most of the functionality of the brewpi and was $40. So, it seemed like a win. Anyhow, it's configured and seems to be working. I'm going to get some food and supplies for the day.

12:24 - I've measured out the salts and boiled the O2 stone. I've calibrated the thermometers. So far all is well. I'm moving to the garage to start setting up there.

1:02 - We have doughed in. The mash temp was initially quite high at 158F but I just added some cool water and it quickly came down to 152F. I had a little leak in the ball valve but just tightened it down real quick and then no problems. The pH measured 5.1 and I couldn't be happier with that. The wind is blowing a little bit and its chilly in here.

1:50 - Running off now. I started mash out at 50mins instead of the usual 60. The sprage water was up to temperature and so I said let's go and didn't bother to look a the stop watch. Another screw up was that I thought I was so clever getting ahead of everything. I got a pitcher full of starsan going for the fermenter parts. I filled the other pitcher with starsan for the therminator. Soooo, I have no pitcher to transfer sparge water or to vorlof. So I grabbed a bowl from the kitchen for those things. Adapt and improvise I guess. One other thing, I think I may be detecting propane gas. Not sure if its in my mind. If not, not sure if it's because the tank itself is leaking or my gear is leaking. Either way, the garage is open so I should live.

2:09 - Run off complete. Pre-boil gravity is 1.040 which is what I would expect from 10lbs of grain.

3:15 - I've got about 15mins to go in the boil and I'm way more ahead then last brew. Things are going ok. The current propane tank kicked so I hooked up the next one and I think I can still detect propane that narrows it down to my equipment. It might be time to get a new burner. If this one is leaking propane then it needs to go. I've got kids to think about. They don't need to be inhaling propane.

3:51 - I was a little too awesome on the cooling. The beer is now 55F and I was shooting for 70ish. Sooo, I might has overdone that. It might be worth investing in an inline thermometer so I know what the temp of the wort is coming out as in real time. Another screw up was the I spilled a bunch of the Giga yeast. So I lost about 1/5 or 1/4 of the yeast on the floor. Life goes on I guess. Cleaning up now.

4:24 - The OG will be 1.048 which is about what I would expect. Note for next time I brew, I need ph4 solution, a new hose, and a new propane burner. I've still got some cleaning up to do but will be done in about 15 mins so this will be the last entry for the brew day.