Just put the Pilsener in the lagering fridge. It's going to sit overnight in there at 50 degrees, then I'll siphon off the trub and pitch my yeast, in this case German Lager Yeast WLP830. Last time I used WLP 840 American Lager Yeast, but MDHB was out of it, so hey.
I ended up mashing in with 4 gallons to 9.5 lbs of grain (1.68 qt/lbs ratio) and holding at 151 for just over an hour, then double batch sparging with another 4 gallons to put a total of 6.7 gallons with a gravity of 1.044 into the kettle. Boiled for an hour with three hop additions and finished with about 5.3 gallons at 1.052. I only had space for 5 gallons in my overnight bucket, so a bit went down the drain along with a bunch of trub. I'll put the starter in the fridge tonight and probably pitch the yeast tomorrow night.
Efficiency ended up at 78%, and I love my mash tun.
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