Pre-Prohibition Porter Recipe - Classic American Pilsner

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Classic American Pilsner

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All Grain
24 Liter(s)
29 Liter(s)
90 min
78%
... like your great grandfather used to make it.

Fermentables

71% - Pilsner - US
4
34
1
Mash
18% - Flaked Corn - US
1
37
1
Mash
5% - Carapils - DE
0.3
33
2
Mash
4% - Melanoidin (Weyermann)
0.2
37
30
Mash
2% - Acidulated Malt - DE
0.1
27
3
Mash

Hops

Magnum
25
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
11
28.5
Saaz
25
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
3.8
4.9
Saaz
25
Pellet
Boil
5 min(s)
3.8
2.0

Yeast

White Labs Pilsner Lager WLP800
74%

Other Stuff

Clarity Ferm
5
ml
Primary

Mash Steps

Single infusion
Direct Heat
66
50 min
Mash-Out
Direct Heat
75
15 min

Special Instructions

1.
Boil wort 90 min.
2.
Use large yeast starter
3.
Pure oxygen for 1 minute at pitching
4.
Ferment for at 15-20 days at 10-12 C and 3 days at 20 C

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Recipe Facts

Classic American Pilsner
Pre-Prohibition Porter
  • 24.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 29.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.052 OG
  • 1.014 FG
  • 35.3 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.67 BG:GU
  • 4.0° SRM Color
  • 78% Efficiency
  • 5.0% ABV Alcohol
  • 175 per 12oz Calories
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