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first lager (pilsner urchell clone)

first lager (pilsner urchell clone)

Bohemian Pilsener • All Grain • 10 gal

lodekai

dripple dipple decoction fun!

April 16, 2007 pm 02:52pm

3.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain10 gal)

  • 17.75 lbs German 2-row Pils

    German 2-row Pils

  • .5 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • 0.5 lbs German Vienna

    German Vienna

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

  • 2.0 oz Saaz - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 90 min

    Saaz

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

  • 3.0 oz Saaz - 2.2 AA% whole; boiled 90 min

    Saaz

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

  • 2.00 oz Saaz - 2.2 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Saaz

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

  • 2.0 oz Saaz - 2.2 AA% whole; boiled 2 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.

Notes

.125lbs=2 oz. 8 hbu bittering strike temp 135 ( a lil high added cold water to stab. at 127 decocted 6.25 quarts heated decoction to 158 for 20 min. boiled decoc for 30 min added to mash only increased to 140? decoct more next time decocted twice more mashed at 155 ish final added yeast at 55 deg. heavy fermentation in 2 days checked at 6 days SG 1.020

Style (BJCP)

Category: 2 - Pilsner

Subcategory: B - Bohemian Pilsener

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.048 1.044 - 1.056
Terminal Gravity: 1.014 1.013 - 1.017
Color: 3.4 SRM 3.5 - 6
Alcohol: 4.5% ABV 4.2% - 5.4%
Bitterness: 36.1 IBU 35 - 45

Discussion

lodekai

kegging summary

2007-04-20 6:49pm

kegged 2 weeks from pitch fg 1.008 and carbonation mostly gone..yeasties must be done. sulpher appears to be gone still grapefruity

lodekai

good beer ok'ish pilsener

2007-04-30 5:55pm

chill haze, hops a lil to in your face and detracts from the maltiness. i think it's less flavor and bittering next time. also gonna have to try all distilled water although i was avoiding. guess i was also avoiding the tripple decoction to lol but it's necessary. all the friends like it but i am to discriminating. allready have the next batch tooled up, will update.

lodekai

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2007-04-30 5:57pm

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REM2

Whoa thare hoss

2007-11-02 3:54pm

Brewing on April 16 and critiquing on April 30 just isn't right for a lager! Particularly with an Urquell clone with that many hops!! That brew should have been stored cold (lagered) for three months. The hop aroma would ease up, but those remarkable Saaz hops would still be present. The malt taste would become much cleaner, and crisper tasting. The ideal temp range is 35-40 for 12 weeks. Then carb. Then enjoy and critique!

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