Brewing a 11 gallon Pre-Prohibition Lager today!

[LarryBrewer]

Doing a split batch to compare yeasts:

Wyeast 2124 Bohemian Lager (same as WLP 830 German Lager)
WLP 840 American Lager

WLP 840 is supposedly Budweiser yeast. Should be interesting. I'm not a fan of Bud, but wanted to see how it compares to my favorite German lager strain.

http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/r ... ger-11-gal

What makes it Pre-Prohibition ? According to my limited research the 6-row, and lack of rice or sugar. Kept the amount of corn down, but that could be increased. Went with noble hops. Matches style guidelines for a Premium American Lager.

 

[Nosybear]

I did my last batch with Urquell Yeast - yummy!

 

[LarryBrewer]

Bubbling away - smells a little like rotten eggs in there. Both these strains give off H2S.

 

[pazu]

Is that a paint tin in the photo?

 

[LarryBrewer]

Is that a paint tin in the photo?

Yep, this is my fermentation chamber. The paint can has a light bulb in it. That is the heat source for the chamber if it gets too cold (only comes into play during the winter).