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Grolsch American Style

Grolsch American Style

German Pilsner (Pils) • All Grain • 5 gal

BrewmeisterInTng

My wife picked me up a four pack of the swing bottles and I just had to try to copy the beer. I will be brewing Sat.

May 31, 2006 pm 06:28pm

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 10.25 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • .125 lbs American Munich

    American Munich

    Munich Dunkels. Adds color/nutty flavor. Sometimes called Aromatic.

  • .25 lbs American Caramel 10°L

    American Caramel 10°L

    This malt is light in color with a sweet caramel flavor. It is a great malt for light lagers and ales.

  • .5 oz Northern Brewer - 9.3 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.

  • .5 oz Mt. Hood - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 30 min

    Mt. Hood

    Used mainly for aroma and flavor in American and German style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant, light, and clean.

  • 1 oz Saaz - 3.6 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min

    Saaz

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

  • Wyeast 2278 Czech Pils™

    Wyeast 2278 Czech Pils™

    Classic pilsner strain from the home of pilsners for a dry, but malty finish. The perfect choice for pilsners and bock beers. Sulfur produced during fermentation dissipates with conditioning.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 2 - Pilsner

Subcategory: A - German Pilsner (Pils)

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.053 1.044 - 1.050
Terminal Gravity: 1.011 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 4.4 SRM 2 - 5
Alcohol: 5.5% ABV 4.4% - 5.2%
Bitterness: 32.6 IBU 25 - 45

Discussion

BrewmeisterInTng

Turned out great

2006-08-08 6:35am

This one rivals my bitburger recipe. It is still young in the bottle but I popped a top two days ago and this recipe is a keeper.

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