Bohemian Pilsner Ideas

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  1. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    I realize a Bohemian Pilsner is fairly straightforward...Bohemian Pils Malt, Saaz hops, and WLP-800, 802, etc. or any of the Wyeast strains (4)...with a huge starter...anything I'm missing (besides a decoction mash) ?

    At this point I'm leaning towards Brewing Classic Styles pg 60-62
     
    #1 GreenKrusty101, Jul 26, 2013
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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  3. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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  4. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    Water chemistry to approximate the soft Plzen water?
     
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  5. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    Trust me, I'm a lazy mofo...if I don't need to decoct, I won't : )
     
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    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    Check...my well water is super soft...thinking about my normal RO: 50/50
     
    #6 GreenKrusty101, Jul 26, 2013
  7. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    Do you also use the floor-malted Bohemian pils malt? What kind of extraction/efficiency (%) do you typically get?
     
    #7 herrburgess, Jul 26, 2013
  8. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    No. I have been meaning to try it, but I have always used regular Weyermann German Pilsner malt. Mash efficiency is in the low 70's.
     
    #8 VikeMan, Jul 26, 2013
  9. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    % Carapils/Carafoam?
     
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  10. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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  11. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,647) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    Make sure the water is low in sulfates,I use RO. Get the Ca up to maybe 40 ppm using CaCl2. I have used the for malted Pils and like it. Will do a triple decoction next time, because.
     
    #11 hopfenunmaltz, Jul 26, 2013
  12. psnydez86

    psnydez86 Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I'm very excited to drink your BO pils at mount hope next year.
     
    #12 psnydez86, Jul 26, 2013
  13. FATC1TY

    FATC1TY Pooh-Bah (2,564) Feb 12, 2012 Georgia
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    Ill update. My grist aint like vike man does. Close but not exact. My hopping will be though and using wyeast Czech pils. Ill report back. No decoction because I'm lazy and keepin it simple. I want a good pils to drink early fall when I have family over to see my babies.

    Hoping for the best. Big big starters is all I have to say.
     
    #13 FATC1TY, Jul 26, 2013
  14. jsullivan02130

    jsullivan02130 Devotee (341) Mar 28, 2007 Massachusetts

    I have made the BCS Bo-Pils a couple of times and I've tasted it made by other brewers.

    It is awesome.
     
    #14 jsullivan02130, Jul 26, 2013
  15. premierpro

    premierpro Savant (1,060) Mar 21, 2009 Michigan

    There is a gentelman on the AHA site that did an experiment with Bo Pils. One recipe all pils malt with triple decoction,and one with I believe 4 oz of melinoiden with single infusion. He then sent bottles to quite a few Knowledgeable home brewers to evaluate. The results were mixed on wich one was better and wich one the people thought was decocted. I also do not decoct.
     
    #15 premierpro, Jul 26, 2013
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