Wahoo Helles

Brew Date 4/13/97. My fourth all-grain batch. Friends said this was really good brew. I have to agree.
The Wyeast 2124 absolutely needs at least 3 weeks from start of fermentation before drinking.
That's slower than the warm 2112 yeast I've used before but it did produce a nice brew. The name comes
from another favorite pastime of mine - watching my Cleveland Indians play at the Jake. This beer is
similar to the Ballpark Draft by Crooked River Brewing Co. sold only at the baseball park.

Brewer:	Christopher Ryba		Email:	cjr@cjpos.com
URL:	http://www.cjpos.com
Beer:	Wahoo Helles		Style:	Munchner-Style Helles
Type:	All grain		Size:	5.25 gallons
Color:	9 HCU (~7 SRM)		Bitterness:	21 IBU
OG:	1.046		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	4.6% v/v (3.6% w/w)
Water:	1.5 g. CaSO4 (Gypsum) per 4 gal. (3/4 tsp) 1 mL 88% Lactic Acid per 3 gal. City of Cleveland water, aka Lake Erie highball, is a little light on Calcium (35ppm) and slightly basic (7.2pH)
Grain:	6 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. 8 oz. American Munich 8 oz. American crystal 40L 6 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
Mash:	80% efficiency
	0:00 Doughin: 2 gal 150F -> 115F 0:30 Added 1 gal more -> 122F (50C) 1:15 1 gal more added & heated to 140F. 2gal of sparge heated up. 1:30 60C reached. (140F) 2:00 Mash transferred to kettle. Sparge water put in 5 gal jug.(135F). 2:15 Mash reaches 70C (158F). 4:00 Sparge 5 gal. @ 170F.
Boil:	75 minutes	SG 1.039	6.25 gallons
	4:45 Boil Started. 1.041 of 6.5 gal. 5:10 1.25 oz Hops added. 6:00 Boil Stopped. 7:00 Wort Chilled 160F -> 85F. 7:30 Yeast pitched. 1.046 OG.
Hops:	1.75 oz. Liberty (3.3% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Liberty (aroma)
Yeast:	Wyeast 2124 in 1 qt starter.
Log:	4/14/97 After 14 hrs @ 62F, transferred to lager chamber @ 53F. 4/15/97 Lager chamber lowered to 50F. 4/17/97 Racked to secondary. 1.022 SG. (4 days). 50F. 4/24/97 Temp lowered to 48F. 5/05/97 Racked to Keg. 39F.
Carbonation:	Artificial.
Tasting:	Nice full bodied brew. Not extra heavy but full of malt flavor muted by a light dose of hops.

Recipe posted 05/25/97.