Swiss Pilsner
From the BrewBlog of Stoopsitters Brewing – Hastings, Minnesota USA
Printed May 8, 2024
Specifics
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BJCP Style Info: German Pilsner (Pils)
| O.G.: | 1.044 - 1.050 |
| F.G.: | 1.008 - 1.013 |
| ABV: | 4.4 - 5.2% |
| Bitterness: | 25 - 45 IBUs |
| Color: | 2 - 5 SRM |
| Info: | Drier and crisper than a Bohemian Pilsener with a bitterness that tends to linger more in the aftertaste due to higher attenuation and higher-sulfate water. Lighter in body and color, and with higher carbonation than a Bohemian Pilsener. Modern examples of German pilsners tend to become paler in color, drier in finish, and more bitter as you move from South to North in Germany. Commercial Examples: Victory Prima Pils, Bitburger, Warsteiner, Trumer Pils, Old Dominion Tupper’s Hop Pocket Pils, König Pilsener, Jever Pils, Left Hand Polestar Pilsner, Holsten Pils, Spaten Pils, Brooklyn Pilsner. |
General Information
| Method: | All Grain |
| 8.50 pounds | German Pilsen Malt (2-Row) | 94.4% of grist |
| 0.50 pounds | British Dextrin (Cara-Pils) Malt | 5.6% of grist |
| 9.00 pounds | Total Grain Weight | 100% of grist |
| 0.75 ounces |
Mount Hood 4.2% Pellets @ 60 minutes Type: Bittering Use: First Wort |
3.2 AAUs |
| 0.75 ounces |
Mount Hood 4.2% Pellets @ 45 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Boil |
3.2 AAUs |
| 0.50 ounces | Mount Hood 4.2% Pellets @ 15 minutes Type: Aroma Use: Boil |
2.1 AAUs |
| 2.00 ounces | Total Hop Weight | 8.4 AAUs |
Boil
| Total Boil Time: | 60 minutes |
Yeast
| Name: | Zurich Lager |
| Manufacturer: | White Labs |
| Product ID: | WLP885 |
| Type: | Lager |
| Flocculation: | Medium |
| Attenuation: | 75% |
| Temperature Range: | 50–55°F |
| Amount: | 35 ml |
Water Profile
Hastings, Minnesota
| Calicum: | 55 ppm |
| Bicarbonate: | 196 ppm |
| Sulfate: | 7.9 ppm |
| Chloride: | 8.9 ppm |
| Sodium: | 3 ppm |
| Magnesium: | 24 ppm |
| PH: | 7.4% |
| Notes: | Taken from: Prepared by GWMAP |
Procedure
Rests at 135 and 157F, single decoction |
Swiss Pilsner
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Brew Day Data
| Target | Actual | |
| Strike Water Amount: | 3 | |
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| Sparge Water Amount: | 5.4 | |
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| Pre-Boil Gravity: | ||
| Pre-Boil Amount: | 6 | |
| Post-Boil Amount: | 5 | |
| Boil Time: | 60 | |
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Brew Day Notes