Piton lager from the island of St. Lucia

[tukanu]

Can anyone suggest an all-grain recipe that would duplicate Piton Beer? It is only available in St. Lucia. It is a light body lager with a floral citrus flavor, not too hoppy. I am wondering what hops would be best and what yeast would be.
I make small batch BIAB all grain. Looking for regular pellet hops and packaged yeast. No fancy brewing techniques.

 

[Bootsy Jankus]

Never had Piton, but there's something about beers like that brewed in tropical locales that you just can't beat.
They are pretty secretive on their website, though they do say that they use corn. So I'd build a recipe with Pilsner malt and a small amount of corn. Probably 5-10%.
For hops, most German noble hops will give you some degree of floral character and maybe a bit of citrus. Especially added later in the boil. One variety I like well that has some lemon rind character but is overall quite noble-esque is Loral.
Keeping it simple for yeast, 34/70 no question. If you can control your temperature, ferment between 55 and 58F, if you can't, just focus on keeping it cool towards the beginning of fermentation. I've used it at ale temps and like it a lot, but I find that it makes a noticeably drier beer fermented cool. And that's what I assume the target beer you're going for is.
Don't forget to let it lager in the bottle or keg or fermenter for at least 3-4 weeks but preferably 5.
Good luck and report back!

 

[tukanu]

Thanks for getting back to me. What you said makes sense. I forgot to mention that Piton was taken over by Heineken. Maybe that suggests some other hops? One other note: The locals make fun of it because it is soooo light. They say it is made with the leftover water from brewing Heineken. They say only us tourists drink it, but I really enjoyed it in the heat and humidity sitting on the beach.....awhhh.

 

[tukanu]

Piton clone....(kind of).
I have posted the recipe but here are some comments (SanLooshaLight). Piton Beer is only brewed in the Island of St. Lucia. It is a light lager and typical of the brews you find in the Caribbean. It is named for the two mountains that rise straight out of the Caribbean Sea...stunning beauty. Thank you for the above suggestions for a recipe.
I brew one gallon all grain BIAB. I am all about simplicity. So, the bottom line is 2.5 lbs of 2 row, 1/2 lb of flacked corn, Loral hops, and US 05 ale yeast. The brewing went well and it is in the fermenter waiting final judgement.