German Pils Recipe - Pilsen Chalten II - Wheat and Fast Lager

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Pilsen Chalten II - Wheat and Fast Lager

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All Grain + Extract
5 Gallon(s)
3 Gallon(s)
30 min
72%
Clone of Pilsen from Chalten Brewery in El Chalten, Argentia. Lager, blond beer of a light color and semi-translucent. good character of malt. Refreshing and light. Accentuated fruity flavor. 5% ABV bitterness 20 IBUs. 99% pils, 1% C30 double pitch yeast

Fermentables

2% - Caramel/Crystal 40 - US
0.1
35
40
Steep
2% - Caramel/Crystal 20 - US
0.1
35
20
Mash
9% - Carafoam - DE
0.5
34
1
Steep
18% - Dry Malt Extract - Wheat - US
1
42
3
Extract
70% - Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen - US
4
42
2
Extract

Hops

Saaz
2
Leaf
Boil
20 min(s)
5.1
22.4

Yeast

Fermentis Saflager S-23
82%
Fermentis Saflager S-23
82%

Other Stuff

Yeast Nutrient
1
tsp
Boil
Irish Moss
1
tsp
Boil

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Pitch @ 55 F
2.
Ferment for three days @ 52 F
3.
After half of malt digestion, increase temperature to 72F
4.
Rack after one week to secondary
5.
Drop temperature to 33F over one week
6.
Keg

Tasting Notes (1)

jthg

Tasted on 7/27/2019 by jthg

Notes:

At keg, clear. Sightly ??/acetyl. Maybe switched to a high temperature to early. Next time, wait four days after brew to increase temperature. Also, not much hops. This might be due to drinking an IPA. Definitely not what I was going for!

Recipe Facts

Pilsen Chalten II - Wheat and Fast Lager
German Pils
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 3.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 30  min Boil Time
  • 1.045 OG
  • 1.008 FG
  • 22.4 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.50 BG:GU
  • 3.5° SRM Color
  • 72% Efficiency
  • 4.7% ABV Alcohol
  • 146 per 12oz Calories
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