German Pils Pilsner Aristocrat

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jgourd

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Location
Louisiana
Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
White Labs WLP802
Yeast Starter
4000 mL
Batch Size (Gallons)
5.5
Original Gravity
1.050
Final Gravity
1.011
Boiling Time (Minutes)
90
IBU
35
Color
3.9
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
14 @ 50F
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
2 @ 65F (d-rest)
Additional Fermentation
28 @ 31F (lager)
Tasting Notes
Flavor and aroma very close to the Sam Adams Noble Pils.
My clone of the Sam Adams Noble Pils (hence my name for it). Came close in flavor and aroma, but next time I'd dry hop with twice the amount of hops to have more of that noble hop aroma.

Code:
Brewhouse Efficiency: 68%

Grains:
10.50# Pilsner (2-Row) Germany (95.45%)
0.50# Carapils/Dextrine (4.55%)

Hops:
0.25 oz Hersbrucker (2.50%) @60 min
0.50 oz Hallertauer (US) (3.00%) @60 min
0.50 oz Saaz (US) (4.30%) @60 min
0.25 oz Spalt (GR) (2.60%) @60 min
0.50 oz Tettnanger (US) (4.70%) @60 min
0.25 oz Hersbrucker (2.50%) @15 min
0.50 oz Hallertauer (US) (3.00%) @15 min
0.50 oz Saaz (US) (4.30%) @15 min
0.25 oz Spalt (GR) (2.60%) @15 min
0.50 oz Tettnanger (US) (4.70%) @15 min
0.25 oz Hersbrucker (2.50%) @2 min
0.50 oz Hallertauer (US) (3.00%) @2 min
0.50 oz Saaz (US) (4.30%) @2 min
0.25 oz Spalt (GR) (2.60%) @2 min
0.50 oz Tettnanger (US) (4.70%) @2 min
0.25 oz Hersbrucker (2.50%) dry hop
0.25 oz Hallertauer (US) (3.00%) dry hop
0.25 oz Saaz (US) (4.30%) dry hop
0.25 oz Spalt (GR) (2.60%) dry hop
0.25 oz Tettnanger (US) (4.70%) dry hop

Mash Profile:
Batch Sparge: Single Infusion, 152F
 
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