SMOKIN' PILSISCHE PILS

Source: Chris McAtee
Recipe added: 09/07/98
Email: mcatee@cadvision.com

This is my best Pils to date. Might have something to do with the Moravian barley, Cz Saaz, and Cz yeast, eh? The smoke was rather unintentional and is way in the background and is more intense if you stir up the yeast. The smoke seems to come out more w/ age. It is quite smokey, but not a Rauchbier, after 8 wks since brew day in bottle. I have no temp controlled fermentor and would like to make this at the proper temp. Mind you, I detect no diacetyl and some fruity esters. Overall, a good summer beer !

Specifics

Recipe type: All Grain
Batch Size: 6 US gals
Starting Gravity: 1.050
Finishing Gravity: 1.0115
Time in Boil: 75 mins
Primary Fermentation: 7 days @ 66 F
Secondary Fermentation: 3 days @ 66
Additional Fermentation: 19 days @ 34 plus time in Corny

Ingredients:

1.69# Wescan (Alix, Alberta) 2 row lager malt smoked over crabapple (some hickory) smoked for several hours at about 165F in a Canadian Tire electric smoker
0.5# wheat
0.5# Hugh Baird Carastan 15L
2 oz CaraVienne, D/C, added during the 158F rest
0.5# Carapils, Briess
6.75# Statlauer Moravian Pilsmalt from Vienna
1.5 oz Cz Saaz/US Hallertau 50/50 blende (alpha 4.1% leaf) - 60 mins
0.25 US Perle, pellets (8.1%) - 60 mins
1.0 oz Saaz/Hallertau blende - FWH
0.5 oz above blende - 15 mins
1.0 oz above blende - 30 mins
1/2 tsp Irish moss T-15 mins
Yeast Lab L31 Pilsener Lager yeastG Fix says same as Wy 2278
45 ibu, 3 srm (Brewer's Workshop)

Procedure:

38 mins @ 122F, 50 mins @ 140, 31 mins @ 158, mash out 7 mins @ 170F. I got 83% efficiency using a camp cooler w/ manifold and 35 sparge pts before boil. Cost $11.96 CAD or $0.18c/12 oz bottle. My target was a Geo Fix 50-60-70C mash schedule as the Statlauer was undermodified. Added the Caravienne during the 70C rest ala C. Papazian, as didn't want to darken colour

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