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Classic Pilsner

Brewer: Mike Murphy Email: -
Beer: Classic Pilsner Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Type: All grain Size: 5 gallons
Color:
7 HCU (~6 SRM)
Bitterness: 25 IBU
OG: 1.068 FG: 1.010
Alcohol: 7.5% v/v (5.9% w/w)
Grain: 11 lb. Belgian pale
4 oz. American crystal 10L
4 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
Mash: 80% efficiency
Protein rest. Mash in, stir well. Rest thirty minutes at 122 degrees. Saccharification rest. Rest twenty to thirty minutes at 150 degrees. Stir occasionally. Mash out. Raise to 165-170. Rest five to ten minutes to decrease viscosity. Transfer to lauter tun. Slowly sparge with 165-168 degree water over 45-60 minutes.
Boil: 90 minutes SG 1.052 6.5 gallons
1 tsp irish moss last 20 minutes of boil
Hops: 1.16 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 60 min.)
0.58 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 40 min.)
0.58 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 5 min.)
Yeast: Wyeast 2124 Bohemian Lager yeast 2278 will work.
Log: Primary fermentation 2 weeks at 39-48 degrees.
Secondary fermentation 32-34 degrees if able for 2 weeks to 3 months.

Recipe posted 03/18/99.