pilsner recipe

[Pogierob]

so, since I now have temperature control on my fermenting fridge, I thought pilsner..

thoughts on the recipe below would be appreciated.


Type: All Grain Date: 2/01/2014
Batch Size (fermenter): 21.00 l Brewer: Rob
Boil Size: 30.33 l Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: Rob BIAB URN
End of Boil Volume 23.07 l Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 19.60 l Est Mash Efficiency 82.9 %



Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4500.00 g Joe white pilsner (3.5 EBC) Grain 1 93.8 %
300.00 g Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.9 EBC) Grain 2 6.3 %
35.00 g Motueka [7.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 28.6 IBUs
15.00 g Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 4 4.2 IBUs
15.00 g Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 5 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Pilsner Lager (White Labs #WLP800) [35.49 ml] Yeast 6 -

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.047 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.010 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.9 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Bitterness: 32.9 IBUs Calories: 427.1 kcal/l
Est Color: 6.2 EBC

[drsmurto]

If you haven't already purchased things here are my 2c.

Use a german pilsner malt (Weyermann or Best).

Drop the carapils.

WL833 (german bock) is my favourite lager yeast. Awesome in a pils (bohemian or german) and dunkel.

I have the dregs of a german pils on tap (100% best pils malt, Hallertau, WL833) and a very light feeling keg of dunkel (munich, Hallertau, WL833).

[Pogierob]

ok so here is the revised version, I want to use saaz as I am growing some in the back yard and would like to have a recipe ironed out before using the private collection.
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4800.00 g Pilsner (2 Row) Best (3.9 EBC) Grain 1 100.0 %
35.00 g Motueka [7.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 2 27.8 IBUs
20.00 g Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 3 5.5 IBUs
15.00 g Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 4 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg German Bock Lager (White Labs #WLP833) [35.49 ml] Yeast 5 -

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.051
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.3 %
Bitterness: 33.3 IBUs
Est Color: 6.7 EBC

[drsmurto]

You won't be disappointed.

Be sure to make a starter even with a fresh vial of yeast. Faults stand out like a pair of the proverbials in beers like this so be kind to your yeast and you will be rewarded with a great beer.

Cheers
DrSmurto

[Pogierob]

thanks for your 2c they are always welcome!!!

moving to liquid yeast just gives me another excuse to add to the homebrew toy collection and I figure this is the perfect excuse..

cheers mate.