New Zealand Pilsner

BJCP 2021 – 0X5

Statistics

Fermentables

Amount Fermentable %
21.00 pounds Odyssey Pilsner Root Shoot Malting 68.6%
8.00 pounds Pale Malt, 2-Row Rahr 26.1%
1.00 pounds Acidulated Weyermann 3.3%
0.62 pounds Cara Ruby Root Shoot Malting 2%
30.62 pounds Total Fermentable Weight 100%

Hops

Amount Hop Time Use Form AA
1.00 ouncesNelson Sauvin90 minutesFirst WortPellet10.0%
1.00 ouncesRakau90 minutesFirst WortPellet8.3%
1.00 ouncesRakau60 minutesBoilPellet8.3%
1.50 ouncesMotueka10 minutesBoilPellet7.3%
1.50 ouncesRakau10 minutesBoilPellet8.3%
1.25 ouncesNelson Sauvin10 minutesBoilPellet10.0%
1.25 ouncesMotueka20 minutesAromaPellet7.3%
1.25 ouncesRakau20 minutesAromaPellet8.3%
1.00 ouncesNelson Sauvin20 minutesAromaPellet10.0%
10.75 ounces Total Hop Weight

Non-Fermentables

Amount Non-Fermentable Type Use Time
 Epsom Salt (MgSO4)Water AgentMash0 minutes
 Gypsum (CaSO4)Water AgentMash0 minutes
 Lactic AcidWater AgentMash0 minutes
 Epsom Salt (MgSO4)Water AgentSparge0 minutes
 Gypsum (CaSO4)Water AgentSparge0 minutes
 Lactic AcidWater AgentSparge0 minutes

Yeasts

Name Lab/Manufacturer Product ID Form
HarvestImperial YeastL17
Munich LagerWyeast2308

Equipment Profile Geoff's Electric Equipment

Mash Profile Single Infusion - Medium Fermentability

Mash Steps

# Name Time Temp.
1TemperatureTemperature60 minutes151° F

Fermentation and Aging

Primary:
12 days @ 50° F
Secondary:
3 days @ 62° F
Tertiary:
3 days @ 34° F
Age:
30 days @ 34° F

General Info

Going back to the hops used in the version with the most awards: Rakau, Nelson, and Motueka. Keeping the pilsner to other base malt ratio, but this time using straight-up American 2-row. Going for ~48 IBU with a good amount of late and WP additions.