mojotele
Well-Known Member
Hey guys!
So, I'm planning to do a Pilsner Urquell clone, mainly to see if I can pull off a triple decoction. I want to have a model I can follow to judge my success.
I've looked at a lot of other recipes and read things such as this article, and I think I have everything straight except for one thing - hop additions.
The article states that 350 g of Saaz hops per hL are added (at 3.8% AA). That's about 0.47 ounces per gallon. The boil length is 2 hours. There are three additions - first wort hop, 80 minutes, and 25 minutes.
I'm assuming the "per hL" part refers to a pre-boil volume as you don't get anywhere close to the stated 40 IBU using the final volume of 5 gallons. I'm also assuming their boil off rate is a lot lower than mine because the amount of hops I'd end up using otherwise is way high for 40 IBUs. I'm also assuming the kind of hops used are whole leaf hops.
So, I kind of made up my own hopping schedule. I'm doing a 90 minute boil as 120 minutes is just too much for me. I'm planning to do the following:
0.75 ounces of Saaz hop pellets (3.8%) as FWH
1.35 ounces of Saaz hop pellets (3.8%) at 80 minutes
0.90 ounces of Saaz hop pellets (3.8%) at 25 minutes
Any thoughts? Think that will get me pretty close?
Thanks for your input!
So, I'm planning to do a Pilsner Urquell clone, mainly to see if I can pull off a triple decoction. I want to have a model I can follow to judge my success.
I've looked at a lot of other recipes and read things such as this article, and I think I have everything straight except for one thing - hop additions.
The article states that 350 g of Saaz hops per hL are added (at 3.8% AA). That's about 0.47 ounces per gallon. The boil length is 2 hours. There are three additions - first wort hop, 80 minutes, and 25 minutes.
I'm assuming the "per hL" part refers to a pre-boil volume as you don't get anywhere close to the stated 40 IBU using the final volume of 5 gallons. I'm also assuming their boil off rate is a lot lower than mine because the amount of hops I'd end up using otherwise is way high for 40 IBUs. I'm also assuming the kind of hops used are whole leaf hops.
So, I kind of made up my own hopping schedule. I'm doing a 90 minute boil as 120 minutes is just too much for me. I'm planning to do the following:
0.75 ounces of Saaz hop pellets (3.8%) as FWH
1.35 ounces of Saaz hop pellets (3.8%) at 80 minutes
0.90 ounces of Saaz hop pellets (3.8%) at 25 minutes
Any thoughts? Think that will get me pretty close?
Thanks for your input!