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Ingredients
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Malts
Hops
Yeast
Water
Method
Brewing Process
- 1
Mashing
Heat 5 liters of filtered water to 68°C (155°F). Add the Pilsner and Carapils malts, and let them steep for 60 minutes.
- 2
Sparging
After mashing, sparge the grains with an additional 3 liters of hot water to extract sugars.
- 3
Boiling
Bring the wort to a boil and add the Saaz hops. Boil for 60 minutes.
- 4
Cooling
Cool the wort quickly using a wort chiller until it reaches about 20°C (68°F).
- 5
Fermentation
Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermentation vessel and pitch the lager yeast. Seal and ferment at 10°C (50°F) for 2 weeks.
- 6
Packaging
After fermentation is complete, transfer the beer to bottles or kegs. Carbonate as desired.
