Pilsner

[D4nny74]

Hi All

My First Belgian blonde will be cold crashing on the 7th and Was wondering what everyones thoughts are on this for my next brew? Not sure if i have the right yeast ?



Danny

[Ren]

Hi All

My First Belgian blonde will be cold crashing on the 7th and Was wondering what everyones thoughts are on this for my next brew? Not sure if i have the right yeast ?



Danny

It is suggested to boil wort from pilsner malt for 90 minutes to avoid dms. So i would change the boiling time to 90 min.

[john luc]

What water are you going to use for this.

[D4nny74]

Was just going to use tap water, ? any suggestions.

[Ren]

Was just going to use tap water, ? any suggestions.

I would suggest using tescos ashbeck water plus a teaspoon of gypsum in kettle unless u can check alkalinity and calcium content of your tap water. They usually use low mineral content water in pilseners. Otherwise if you use tap water u need to add some campden tablet to get rid of chlorine.

[Aleman]

If it's a typical Czech Pilsner you are after then you need to up the bittering hops by about 100%, otherwise you are in the German Helles style as far as BU:GU is concerned. . . . but that isn't a bad thing, if your water contains a lot of sulphates, as sulphate will accentuate the bitterness, and is the reason why German pilsners are less aggressively hopped than Czech ones.

I would avoid adding any sulphate to your water for this purpose. if you don't live in an area where the kettle furs up you might want to consider adding some calcium chloride to increase the mouth feel, otherwise leave well alone.

[D4nny74]

Cheers, With it only being my second Biab, I was just looking for a pilsner/lager type recipe, lots to learn I think