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Pilsen Lager

Unleash the Yeast Series.

Our Unleash the Yeast series was an epic experiment into the differences in aroma and flavour provided by switching up your yeast. We brewed up a wort with a light caramel note and some toasty biscuit flavour, and hopped it with Amarillo and Centennial for a citrusy bitterness. Everything else is down to the yeast. Pilsner yeast ferments with no fruity esters or spicy phenols, although it can add a hint of butterscotch.

Attenuation
80%
Color
Potters Clay
Power
6.3%

Pair with

Spicy crab cakes
Spicy cucumber and carrot Thai salad
Sweet filled dumplings

Brewers tips

Play around with the fermentation temperature to get the best flavour profile from the individual yeasts.

Ingredients

Hops

  • Centennial (5 grams)
  • Amarillo (5 grams)
  • Centennial (10 grams)
  • Amarillo (10 grams)
  • Centennial (17.5 grams)
  • Amarillo (17.5 grams)

Malt

  • Extra Pale (4.58 kilograms)
  • Caramalt (0.25 kilograms)
  • Dark Crystal (0.06 kilograms)
  • Munich (0.25 kilograms)

Yeast

  • Wyeast 2007 - Pilsen Lager™