Classic American Pilsner - Pre-Prohibition Lager

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Classic American Pilsner

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All Grain
5.5 Gallon(s)
6.25 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
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All Grain Pre-Prohibition Lager homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: Pilsner - US, 6-Row - US, Carapils - DE, Flaked Corn - US, Cluster Hops, White Labs American Lager WLP840 Homebrew Yeast.

Fermentables

% lb fermentable ppg   L   usage  
38% 4 Pilsner - US 34
Mash
38% 4 6-Row - US 35
Mash
5% 0.5 Carapils - DE 33
Mash
19% 2 Flaked Corn - US 37
Mash
10.5 lb

Hops

oz variety type usage time AA   IBU  
1 Cluster Pellet Boil 60 minutes 7.2 24.9
1 Cluster Pellet Boil 20 minutes 7.2 15.1
2 oz IBUs calculated using the Tinseth formula

Hop Summary

oz variety type AA
2 Cluster Pellet 7.2
2 oz  

Yeast

name attenuation  
White Labs American Lager WLP840 77%
 

Other Stuff

No Other Stuff in this Recipe

Mash Steps

type heat temp °F time
Saccharification Rest Direct Heat 140 20 minutes
Saccharification Rest Direct Heat 154 60 minutes
 

Special Instructions

  1. 2.4 CO2 - 11.1psi @ 40

Recipe Facts

Classic American Pilsner
Pre-Prohibition Lager
5.50 Gallons Liters
6.25 Gallons Liters  @  60  min
1.050
1.011
3.0° SRM
75%
40.0 IBU (tinseth)
0.80
5.0% ABV
166 per 12oz