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Classic American Pils II

Classic American Pils II

Classic American Pilsner • All Grain • 10 gal

mikfir

A great pre-prohibition style Pils. I goes fast.

February 21, 2009 am 10:02am

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain10 gal)

  • 10 lbs American 6-row Pale

    American 6-row Pale

    Tends to increase lautering efficiency due to a stiffer husk. May be used as the base malt for any beer style. The enzymes in all varieties of the current crop are sufficient to support high percentages of specialty malts and adjuncts.

  • 1 lbs Munich Malt

    Munich Malt

    Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles

  • 1.5 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

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

  • 5 lbs Corn Flaked (Maize)

    Corn Flaked (Maize)

    Generally a neutral flavor, used to reduce maltiness of beer. Produces beer with a milder, less malty flavor. Uses: Primarily for light Bohemian and Pilsner lagers.

  • 2 lbs Corn Sugar

    Corn Sugar

    Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.

  • 1.5 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.

  • 1.5 oz Mt. Hood - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 45 min

    Mt. Hood

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

  • 1.5 oz Mt. Hood - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Mt. Hood

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

  • 3 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.

  • 1.5 oz Mt. Hood - 5.0 AA% pellets; added dry to primary fermenter

    Mt. Hood

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

  • 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

A great Pre=prohibition style Pils

Style (BJCP)

Category: 2 - Pilsner

Subcategory: C - Classic American Pilsner

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.052 1.044 - 1.060
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.010 - 1.015
Color: 4.2 SRM 3 - 6
Alcohol: 5.3% ABV 4.5% - 6%
Bitterness: 40.0 IBU 25 - 40

Discussion

mikfir

Great Pils

2009-03-23 10:24am

This is the second batch this year. Our brewers guild wiped out my last batch. It is a classic example of a pre-prohibition pilsner.

mikfir

Great pre-prohibition Pils

2009-11-01 3:15pm

Brewed this latest batch 10/24/09. OG 1.53,FG 1.008. This is a favorite with my brewer's guild. A five gallon keg never lasts for an entire meeting.

Resident Brewer

Corn sugar

2010-04-12 9:06pm

Did you use the corn sugar in the mash? And how long did you dry hop with those Mt. Hood?

mikfir

Great CAP

2010-04-13 10:33am

Corn sugar is added in the last 5 minutes of the boil. Dry hopped for 2 weeks in secondary.

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