SAUNA LAGER
Pilsner 6%
2nd place at the 2019 Greg Noonan Memorial Homebrew Competition. This beer is as simple as it gets. In addition to pilsner malt and the slightest amount of crystal malt, we include acidulated malt to achieve our target PH. Despite a simple malt bill we are able to achieve layers of nuance through a five minute decotion mash which adds notes of caramel and toasted bread. Hallertau and Spalter Select hops are added generously throughout the boil. As always, this beer is carbonated naturally.
Pilsner
About
Over the weekend we brewed our pilsner recipe. This was the second batch on our new half barrel setup and the process went much better than the first. We kept the grain indoors overnight so the drop in temperature of our strike water was only 10 degrees, not 15. The mash stabilized around 150 so we expect this batch to attenuate very nicely.
The batch was split so that 10 gallons was fermented with lager yeast and 5 gallons was fermented with saison yeast. The lager was pitched cool and fermented in our cellar with ambient temperatures of 50. The saison was fermented at 60 degrees.
We will brew this recipe again in the spring and plan to experiment with yeast selection. Specifically, we will choose three types of saison yeast and perhaps choose one batch to add a bit of funk to.
