Stop Looking For Malt Complexity In Pilsners NHC 2011

Category 2: Pilsner

215 Entries

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Josh Brengle, Orlando, FL, Central Florida Homebrewers

Gold Medal

"Stop Looking for Malt Complexity in Pilsners"

Bohemian Pilsner

Ingredients for 6 U.S. gallons (18.93 liters)

11.0 lb (4.99 kg) Bohemian Pilsner malt

0.5 lb (227 g) Cara-Foam malt

0.5 lb (227 g) Cara-Hell malt

0.5 oz (14 g) Magnum pellet hops, 14% a.a. (60 min)

1.75 oz (49 g) Czech Saaz pellet hops, 4% a.a. (15 min)

1.0 oz (28 g) Czech Saaz pellet hops, 4% a.a. (5 min)

1.75 oz (49 g) Czech Saaz pellet hops, 4% a.a. (0 min)

Wyeast 2278 Wyeast 2124, and White Labs WLP820 blend, 1 gallon slurry, decanted

Original Specific Gravity: 1.055

Final Specific Gravity: 1.013

Boiling Time: 90 minutes

Primary Fermentation: 35 days at 50F (10C)

Secondary Fermentation: 133 days at 33F (1C)

Directions

Mash at 155F (68C). Decoct one-third and boil for 15 minutes. Add back to main mash, which should bring around a mashout temp. Pitch in the low 40s and ferment at 45F (7C). Raise toward the end of fermentation. Keg and lager for two weeks.

Runners-Up

Silver Medal: Robert Heinlein, Crown Point, IN, German Pilsner, Illiana Beer Rackers Union

Bronze Medal: Jeff Rankert & Susan Rankert, Milford, MI, German Pilsner, Ann Arbor Brewers Guild