Czech Pilsner Recipe
Taste: Clean, Refreshing, Spicy
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Ingredients
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Ingredients
Method
Directions
- 1
Mashing the Grains
In a large brew kettle, heat 15 cups of water to 165°F (74°C). Add the Pilsner malt and stir well.
- 2
Sparging
After mashing, sparge the grains with hot water to extract the sugars.
- 3
Boiling the Wort
Bring the collected wort to a vigorous boil.
- 4
Cooling the Wort
After the boil, cool the wort quickly to yeast pitching temperature (around 50°F to 55°F or 10°C to 13°C).
- 5
Fermentation
Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermenter and pitch the yeast.
- 6
Bottling
Once fermentation is complete, prepare to bottle the beer.
- 7
Carbonation
Cap the bottles and allow them to carbonate at room temperature for about 2 weeks.
- 8
Enjoy
After carbonation, chill the bottles and enjoy your homemade Czech Pilsner.