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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...

Thanks - good to know and I'll keep in mind. I'll taste my beer first!

Update 24 hours in - bubbling nicely at 8 degrees.

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...

One other thing - if I decided to go for the Helles - which I'm happy to do - would you use the same mash steps as you mentioned for the pilsner?

Got it - thanks.

Thanks - Mash in at 67 then 65? So lowering the temp? Or was that a typo and mash in is at 65 then keep it there...?

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...

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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...