Czech Style Pilsner (Homebrew Recipe)

Name: Czech Style Pilsner (Homebrew Recipe)
Prep time: 150 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 50
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 11 lb Pilsner malt; 8 oz Melanoidin; 80 g Saaz hops (90 mins addition); 28 g Saaz hops (45 mins addition); 28 g Saaz hops (10 mins addition)

150 mins prepServes 50

A recipe for a light, low-alcohol Czech Style Pilsner beer, featuring a grainy-sweet malt backbone balanced with hop bitterness. This homebrew guide includes detailed steps for mashing, boiling, fermentation, and a long lagering period.

50 servings

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11 lb malt mix

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Mash at 152F for 45 minutes. Boil for 90 minutes. Ferment at 150F and let the temperature rise to 60F for the last few points of fermentation. After performing a diacetyl test, crash the fermenter 2-3F every 12-24 hours until a lagering temperature of 35-38F is reached. Lager for 4-6 weeks.

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