So, I have a recipe I'm looking to make that calls for Pilsener LME. Looking on Austin Homebre Supply it doesn't seem they carry it. Could Light LME be substituted, or would that be just too different?
The recipe I'm looking to make was from a previous post, and is:
8lb Pilsener 2.3L LME
0.25lb Munich 9L LME
Hops
Hallertay 4% 60 min 1.5 oz
Yeast - important thing #1
White Lab WLP029 Germain Ale/Kolsch = OR 2.5 packages of Wyeast 2565 Kolsch
Ferment at 60 degrees for 4 weeks
carb to 2.5 volums
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The only, only time you should dump a brew is if you've finished it, bottled and aged it, tried it and nearly vomited, aged it for twice that long again, tried it again and nearly vomited again. It's damn hard to ruin beer. I've managed once.
Extra light would be better, but light would work.
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Extra light DME would probably be the best substitution if you still can't find the pilsener extract, but it won't be quite the same. It'll still turn out really well, I think, but perhaps not quite as crisp and clean as a real pils malt will get you.
Ya I've opted to not sub it in, though looks like I'll not be ordering form either Austin Homebrew nor Northern brewer. Both only offer UPS ground to Alaska, and even that was about $50 (that's just shipping). So I'll be looking local. We don't have a real good LHBS in the town I live, but 400 miles south is a good one. I think they'll ship in-state for cheapish.
But still, good to know for future ref what I could sub in.
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Originally Posted by Kai
The only, only time you should dump a brew is if you've finished it, bottled and aged it, tried it and nearly vomited, aged it for twice that long again, tried it again and nearly vomited again. It's damn hard to ruin beer. I've managed once.
You could do the recipe all grain; using very soft water for your mash, sparge and boil. Purified rain water, purified snow or distilled mixed with regular bottled water 2:1 would be ideal. Aside from the light malt, it's the water that makes a pilsner.
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