oswegan
Well-Known Member
Well first I have to say I'm an ale guy and I like it hoppy. My favorite hops are Simcoe and Amarillo. In fact I just finished brewing two fresh hop beers, one red and one IPA, that each had about 4lbs of fresh hops in the boil. It was alot of fun and am really looking forward to sharing it with friends.
But thats not why I'm here today.
I have a couple of friends who get a puckery look on their faces when they drink my beer and they prefer to bring their own lagers - one in particular loves Pilsner Urquel which I think has Saaz as its hop.
Anyway, I keep promising these friends that I will brew a light bodied Pilsner beer for them but I keep failing to do so. I have brewed some lagers in the distant past when I used to do extract brewing, but haven't done that in a long while. I have never brewed a lager all grain which is now the only way I brew.
Can someone point me in the direction of a basic (not wimpy) pilsner recipe that would have notes of a Saaz profile? I would like something that has a fairly high alcohol percentage and a great hop flavor and nose, yet is refreshing, light bodied and drinkable for my friends who just can't get into my hop head ales.
Maybe I am asking too much but I am hoping someone has a place for me to start.
But thats not why I'm here today.
I have a couple of friends who get a puckery look on their faces when they drink my beer and they prefer to bring their own lagers - one in particular loves Pilsner Urquel which I think has Saaz as its hop.
Anyway, I keep promising these friends that I will brew a light bodied Pilsner beer for them but I keep failing to do so. I have brewed some lagers in the distant past when I used to do extract brewing, but haven't done that in a long while. I have never brewed a lager all grain which is now the only way I brew.
Can someone point me in the direction of a basic (not wimpy) pilsner recipe that would have notes of a Saaz profile? I would like something that has a fairly high alcohol percentage and a great hop flavor and nose, yet is refreshing, light bodied and drinkable for my friends who just can't get into my hop head ales.
Maybe I am asking too much but I am hoping someone has a place for me to start.