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Red / brown Pilsner

Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.208 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.208 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 138 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday March 10th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.042

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

4.2%

IBU (tinseth):

5.1

SRM (morey):

15.6

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
3,000 g	Viking - Pilsner Malt3000 g Pilsner Malt	37	1.9	81.1%
500 g	Simpsons - Crystal Dark500 g Crystal Dark	33	120	13.5%
200 g	Castle Malting - Château Biscuit200 g Château Biscuit	35	17	5.4%
3,700 g / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
6 g	Hallertau Hercules6 g Hallertau Hercules Hops	Pellet	16.5	Boil	60 min	3.22	35.3%
4 g	Southern Passion4 g Southern Passion Hops	Pellet	11.4	Boil	60 min	1.48	23.5%
3 g	Saaz3 g Saaz Hops	Pellet	3.5	Boil	5 min	0.07	17.6%
2 g	Hallertau Hercules2 g Hallertau Hercules Hops	Pellet	16.5	Boil	5 min	0.21	11.8%
2 g	Southern Passion2 g Southern Passion Hops	Pellet	11.4	Boil	5 min	0.15	11.8%
17 g / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
8 g	Hallertau Hercules (Pellet) 8 g Hallertau Hercules (Pellet) Hops	3.43	47.1%
6 g	Southern Passion (Pellet) 6 g Southern Passion (Pellet) Hops	1.63	35.3%
3 g	Saaz (Pellet) 3 g Saaz (Pellet) Hops	0.07	17.6%
17 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3 gal	Strike	159 °F	152 °F	60 min
2 gal	Batch Sparge	149 °F	149 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	75 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 69 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

Boil only 1 gallon with the hops. Add boiling water to keep 1 gallon. Strain the hops out, and add the 1 gallon back into the rest of the wort, raise the wort temperature to 165F, and add to fermenter (cool if possible). Top up with boiled water. Pitch below 85F.

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Last Updated: 2021-03-10 22:29 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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Mrcloc • 06/19/2021 at 09:22am
I found this really excellent. One of my favourite beers ever, I could keep this in stock indefinitely (and I will!).
Really important to clear with gelatin, and then lager for at least a month (I did mine at about 16 degrees C). It clears beautifully to a crystal red-brown, but aging makes all the difference to this one. I'm 3 months in, and I would say ideal aging is 2 months. After that, it doesn't change enough to justify the wait.
I found that 340mL bottles worked the best.
Ideal serving temperature is about 5C. As it warms up, it tastes really great. When it's too cold, it doesn't release the carbonation and free up the flavours.
This one pours with about 1-2cm light brown head in an oversized glass, and the head grows to about 5-6cm before receding. This seems to be the pouring recipe which yields the tastiest drink.
This was brewed as a winter beer, and it is absolutely perfect for that. I'm not sure I would enjoy it as much on a hot summer's day.

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