Thanks. I think the only minor issue is I think I'd slightly increase the bitterness hop level next time. I mainly brewed it for my wife who doesn't like bitterness at all.
Some might recall an old thread I posted here
https://aussiehomebrewer.com/threads/pilsner-tips.100035/
Well I had another go and have managed to get a great pilsner - clear, target OG and FG reached.
For those of you trying to brew pilsner keep going.
I adjusted my sparge technique a...
Ok. First taste today.
I lagered it for 6 or 7 weeks at about 2 degrees.
Couldn’t in all of that time get it clear - I read a thread saying that the yeast I used is prone to cloudiness but not sure.
Other problem is that the ABV is about 3% - so another problem with OG
But the taste is...
Ok - brew day today. May have fallen at the first hurdle.
In the end my grain was 4.6kg of Pilsner malt only.
Two days ago I prepared a yeast starter with s23 (I think - I threw the packet away but it was yellow and a lager/pils yeast). I read after I started the yeast that you probably...
Great advice everyone - thanks.
1. Re water quality - I'm in the hills so my water will come from the Hills catchment - I suspect different from the coastal plain (not saying that it will be any better!). I added Campden to my last brew which seemed to reduce the chorine issue but I don't think...
Thanks - that is a great thread. I was getting dismayed when I was reading the posts about water composition - other than Campden tablets that's not really a route I want to go down.
But then I read those great posts later on - esp the one from the guy who works in a German brewery (I think...
Hello all
First time post. After a year or so of kits I bought a grainfather last October and have brewed some great beers since then (none of those from skill - just followed a recipe). My one failure was a strawberry ale which tasted a bit sour and had undetectable strawberries.
Anyhow I’ve...