Pilsner

Category Lager Pilsner
Recipe Type Extract

Fermentables
4 lbs Mountmellick hopped light malt extract
3 oz crystal malt

Hops
.25 oz Saaz hops (boil)
.5 oz Saaz hops (finish)

Other
2 tsp gypsum

Yeast Wyeast #2007
Procedure This recipe makes 5-1/2 gallons. Make 2-quart starter for yeast. Steep crystal malt at 170 degrees for 20 minutes in brew water. Remove grains. Boil extract and boiling hops for 75 minutes. Add finishing hops in last 10 minutes. Conduct primary fermentation at 47-49 degrees for 3 weeks. Lager for 4 weeks at 30 degrees

Pilsner Urquell

Category Lager Pilsner
Recipe Type Extract
The yeast I used produced a very clean, clear beer and I’d recommend it highly. It you haven’t gotten into liquid yeast cultures yet, do it for this batch. The difference is tremendous. Also I feel the key to success here are:
The lightest extract you can find.
Fresh hops or pellets packed in Nitrogen (only Saaz will do).
Liquid yeast fermented at a steady low temp.

Fermentables
4 lbs Alexander’s Pale malt extract syrup
2-1/3 lbs light dry malt extract

Hops
15 AAU’s Saaz hops

Yeast Wyeast 2007 Bohemian Pilsner yeast
Procedure Bring extracts and 2 gallons of water to boil. Add 5 AAU’s of Saaz hops at beginning of boil. Add 5 AAU’s again at 30 minutes and at 10 minutes. Pitch yeast when cool.