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GP4

German Pilsner (Pils) • Extract • 5.5 gal

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No haze, great taste, easy to make, & well liked at beer club.

July 24, 2004 pm 02:11pm

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Ingredients (Extract5.5 gal)

  • 1 lbs German Vienna

    German Vienna

    Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.

  • 2 lbs Dry Extra Light Extract

    Dry Extra Light Extract

    For making very pale ales and lagers.

  • 3.3 lbs Liquid Light Extract

    Liquid Light Extract

    A brewer can create any beer style with this extract when used as a base in conjunction with colored malts and selected hops. Contains no colored malts or hops.

  • 0.5 lbs Rice Syrup

    Rice Syrup

    Used like other rice adjuncts in American and Japenes lagers to provide a dry, clean taste and light body. Adds gravity without changing body or flavor substantially. Use in place of corn sugar in small quantities.

  • .25 lbs Torrified Wheat

    Torrified Wheat

    Helps head retention and mouthfeel, used in some pale ales.

  • .5 oz Northern Brewer - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Northern Brewer

    Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.

  • 0.5 oz Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • 0.5 oz Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • .25 oz Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • .5 oz Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • .5 oz Spalt Spalter - 4.8 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter

    Spalt Spalter

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • .125 oz Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • White Labs WLP830 German Lager

    White Labs WLP830 German Lager

    This yeast is one of the most widely used lager yeasts in the world. Very malty and clean, great for all German lagers, pilsner, oktoberfest, and marzen.

Notes

Used Coopers' Draught as the "Liquid Extract". It came out great! Only wish it had a little more aroma. ABV=5.4% OG: 1.053, FG: 1.012. Will leave out Rice Syrup & add more hops next time.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 2 - Pilsner

Subcategory: A - German Pilsner (Pils)

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.046 1.044 - 1.050
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 3.7 SRM 2 - 5
Alcohol: 4.7% ABV 4.4% - 5.2%
Bitterness: 31.8 IBU 25 - 45

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