This German Pilsner was brewed for the 2025 Free State Homebrew Guild Holiday Party at Heavy Seas brewery. This beer won runner-up in the best beer category.
General Information
- Batch Size – 6gal
- IBU – 35
- SRM – 2.8L
- Original Gravity – 1.044sg
- Final Gravity – 1.006sg
- ABV – 5%
- BH Efficiency – 65%
Ingredients
Grain
- 10lbs – Weyermann – Pilsner
Hops
- 1.25oz – Perle – 6% AA – 60m
- 1oz – Tettnang – 2.3% AA – 60m
- .50oz – Hallertauer Mittelfrueh – 4.0% – 10m
- .50oz – Tettnang – 2.3% AA – 10m
- 1oz – Hallertauer Mittelfrueh – 4.0% – 0m
Miscellaneous
- 1 whirlfloc tablet @ 10m
Water Profile
| Ca | Mg | Na | S04 | Ci |
| 64 ppm | 3 ppm | 13 ppm | 91 ppm | 37 ppm |
Yeast
- 2 satchels – Cellar Science – German
Mash
- 45m @ 140°f
- 30m @ 158°f
- 10m @ 168°f
Fermentation
After 60m boil, knocked out to 50°f and transfered into fermentor. Since Dry Yeast was used, no oxygen was added. Temperature controller was set to 50°f and left to ferment for 12 days. On day 12 temperature was slowly brought up to 56°f over a couple of days for a diacetyl rest. After diacetyl rest, temperature was slowly brought down over a number of days to 36°f. Pressure transferred to serving keg which contained 1tbsp of biofine clear.
