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HerbalJoe's HopBurst Pilsner
Classic American Pilsner • All Grain • 6 gal
A pilsner with a lot of Saaz hops.
December 22, 2007 pm 09:15pm
5.0/5.0 1 rating
Ingredients (All Grain, 6 gal)
- 12 lbs
German 2-row Pils
German 2-row Pils
- 1 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- 1 oz
Sterling - 5.3 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Sterling
Perceived to be similar to a Saaz and Mt. Hood combination. Finding favor as a Saaz replacement.
- 1 oz
Saaz - 2.5 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 1 oz
Saaz - 2.5 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 1 oz
Saaz - 2.5 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 1 oz
Saaz - 2.5 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 1 oz
Saaz - 2.5 AA% pellets; boiled 0 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
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White Labs WLP800 Pilsner Lager
White Labs WLP800 Pilsner Lager
Classic pilsner strain from the premier pilsner producer in the Czech Republic. Somewhat dry with a malty finish, this yeast is best suited for European pilsner production.
Notes
Mash for 90 minutes at 149 deg. Boil 90 minutes. Ferment at 52 deg. until done. Add the final addition with a Hopback. I bet no one will brew this considering the current hop situation. But this was my first time using Saaz hops so I went all out!
Style (BJCP)
Category: 2 - Pilsner
Subcategory: C - Classic American Pilsner
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.060 | 1.044 - 1.060 |  |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 1.010 - 1.015 | |
| Color: | 4.5 SRM | 3 - 6 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.1% ABV | 4.5% - 6% | |
| Bitterness: | 31.1 IBU | 25 - 40 | |
Discussion
blah
2007-12-22 9:17pm
Yeah, brewed it today 12/22/07. Goodbye Saaz stash! #35
Update 1/15/08
2008-01-15 11:50pm
Just a quick updated to say that this beer is still fermenting steadily at 50 degrees in my fridge. It has yet to show any signs of stopping.
WTF
2008-02-18 10:44am
Wow, 8 weeks in the fridge at 52F and this thing still still has a good 3/4 inch of kraussen on the top. I must have really underpitched it or something. Ugh! I know I shouldn't worry, but I've never heard of a beer taking this long...
Finally kegged it!
2008-03-31 12:42am
Holy shit! After 14 weeks I finally kegged this batch. Yes, I know this seems like a long time, and believe me, I wouldn't have waited this long if I didn't feel it was absolutely the best choice for the well-being of the beer. I was very tuned-in to this batch and monitored it daily. I realize now that I probably underpitched it a little, which is why it took so long to complete fermentation, but I wanted to make the best of it so I let the brew run its course, completing its process in the time that it needed. When the kraussen had visibly dropped and the surface of the beer had become calm, I raised the temp up to 62F for 3 days to provide a nice long dacetyl rest. I knew that with a possibly underpitched batch that it would need as much diacetyl reduction as possible. After that, I crashed it down to 35F for about 4 more weeks to provide a bit of lagering. I finally kegged the batch tonight because I felt that it was time. I just felt it! Also, I knew that I would be putting the keg into a chest freezer keeping it at 36F for as long as necessary and it could continue to lager if needed. I cranked up the CO2 pressure and force carbed this baby and am drinking a sample right now. What I ended up with is a very light and refreshing pilsner with an extremely clean flavor and very little aftertaste, save for a slight bitterness which actually feels just right. The aroma is very interesting and actually is somewhat "sweet" and honey-like. It's very interesting because the flavor has no sweetness at all, unlike the aroma. There is some fruit character which I cannot place at the moment, but is very familiar. I don't know if this is appropriate for the style - probably not! But it is still quite nice and enjoyable and very drinkable. All I can say is thank god this batch turned out good because it sure did take a long time to create!
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