Brew #63 – Sour Lemongrass Blonde
04/13/2014 – Started a sour wort
5 lbs – Extra pale LME
1 lb – Unmilled 2-Row malt (for lacto-bacillus)
3 gal – Spring water
Warmed to 110 degrees F, covered wort surface with Saran wrap (to limit O2 exposure), and put in the smoker set to 110 degrees F (72 hrs)
04/16/2014 – Brew day
1 lb – Corn sugar
1 oz – Brewer’s Gold hop pellets (60 min)
1 teaspoon – Irish moss (15 min)
0.5 teaspoon – Yeast nutrient (15 min)
1 oz – Lemongrass (5 min)
Shook to aerate
O.G.: 1.045, 11.2 degrees Brix
Fermented at 68 degrees F with White Labs German Ale / Kolsch yeast (WLP029)
Racked on top of the yeast cake from Brew #62
05/05/2014 – Racked to Secondary
06/29/2014 – Kegged
F.G.: 1.005, 5.2 degrees Brix
ABV: 5.2%