Italian pilsner

Italian Pilsner

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Description

Get that prosciutto and parmigiano reggiano out, imagine the Italian coast, and savor this slightly hopped lager in a classic Italian style. This is a more traditional Italian pilsner, unlike the more widely available options in stores.

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Beer colour preview
OG
1.0441.055
1.049
FG
1.0081.013
1.009
ABV
4.8 %5.8 %
5.2%
IBU
2540
39
EBC
6 EBC10 EBC
8EBC

Brew info

Brew systemBrewZilla Gen 4.1 35 L
Batch size21 L
Boil time90 min

Fermentables

Pilsner Malt

Mash

4.3 kg

91%

Rice Hulls

Mash

100 g

Munich Light Malt

Mash

300 g

Hops

Hallertauer Magnum

Boil · 60 min · 10% AA

20 g

Tettnanger

Dry hop · 3 days · 3.95% AA

19 g

Tettnanger

Boil · 10 min · 3.95% AA

70 g

Tettnanger

Dry hop · 6 days · 3.95% AA

11 g

Yeast

SafLager W-34/70

2 pkg

Other

Whirlfloc T Tablets

Boil · 15 min

0.5 items

Gelatin

Bottling

10 milliliters

Beer Nutrient Blend

Boil · 15 min

3 g

Beer profile

Foam
FlatRocky
Steady

How much head the beer holds.

Haze
ClearOpaque
Clear

Clarity of the finished beer.

Body
WateryChewy
Light

Perceived weight and mouthfeel.

Maltiness
NeutralRich
Subtle

Intensity of malt character.

Bitterness
SoftIntense
Firm

Perceived hop bitterness.

Steps

Mash

Heat strike water

Temperature70.5 °C
Volume13.2 L

Add water additions

Add grains

Temperature67 °C

Pilsner Malt

4.3 kg

Ingredient

100 g

Munich Light Malt

300 g

Saccharification

Duration60 min
Temperature67 °C

Mash out

Duration10 min
Temperature75 °C

Sparge

steps.sparge.heat_water

Temperature76 °C
Volume19.9 L

Sparge the grain bed

Boil

Heat wort to boiling

Boil

Duration90 min

Add hop

Hallertauer Magnum

20 g

Add misc

Whirlfloc T Tablets

0.5 items

Add misc

Beer Nutrient Blend

3 g

Add hop

Tettnanger

70 g

Chill wort

Temperature15 °C

Fermentation

Pitch yeast

Temperature15 °C

Ingredient

2 pkg

Wait for activation

Wait for stable gravity

Temperature15 °C

Add dry hop

Tettnanger

19 g

Add dry hop

Tettnanger

11 g

Cold crash

Temperature2 °C

Carbonation

Transfer to keg

Add misc

Gelatin

10 milliliters

Force carbonate

Temperature15 °C

Carbonate

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