BREW DAY XVIII: Fumigator - Session III

Spring cannot conclude until I have brewed my annual batch of Fumigator. It's getting pretty late into the season, but I managed to squeak it in before May bid farewell.

I only made one change to the grain bill this time around, substituting pale malt for 2-row. While I was purchasing my grains, I couldn't figure out why I had used pale malt for this beer in the past as it doesn't really fit the style. So instead of blindly following my past, and less experienced self, I converted to 2-row as my primary base malt.

The rest of brew day all went according to plan. I hit my mash temps and times, made sure to lauter long and slow, and managed to hit my gravity window, though it was a bit on the low end. To compensate for this slightly low BG, I boiled a bit more vigorously, but perhaps overly so, as I ended with only 4.8 gallons in the primary. 

Also, I should note that the hops were a bit on the low side in terms of AA%. And due to a busy week, I wasn't able to throw together a yeast starter, so I pitched directly from the slap pouch.

Despite flying solo for this session, brew day was a success.

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