Cider123
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I've got this bag of pilsner malt sitting here and have been making good use of it. We decided on a Helles, but I wanted a heavier mouthfeel and more grainy/malt flavor. I mashed at 154F and I still may try mashing at 158F in the future. I've made this twice and it is a drinker. There's some sweetness in the malt background. I just reviewed a bunch of recipes and put together what sounded good to me.
Cream Helles just sounds right to us. I know that cream ales really aren't creamy, but this one is.
This is a 5 gallon, AG recipe using BIAB (It's all I know) I use a large MoreBeer brew bag in a 15 gallon SS kettle.
OG 1.050
FG 1.016
Yeast - Safale 05 (I'm sure there's a better yeast for this, but I got lots of 05)
Grain bill
6.5 lbs german pilsner malt
1 lb munich
1 lb Vienna
.75 lb carahell or carapils (I think they're the same thing)
Hops
1.25oz Hallertau @ 60 min
8.75 gallons strike volume water
Mash at 154F for 60 min (This is where I believe a lot of the body comes from. Again, I want to give 158F a shot)
Boil for 90 min. Whirlfoc @ 10 min
Ferment @ 64F for 2 weeks. (I'm sure 3 weeks wouldn't hurt)
Keg, chill, gelatin, carb(I like 10psi), consume
Driv-ah like ya stole-ah
Cream Helles just sounds right to us. I know that cream ales really aren't creamy, but this one is.
This is a 5 gallon, AG recipe using BIAB (It's all I know) I use a large MoreBeer brew bag in a 15 gallon SS kettle.
OG 1.050
FG 1.016
Yeast - Safale 05 (I'm sure there's a better yeast for this, but I got lots of 05)
Grain bill
6.5 lbs german pilsner malt
1 lb munich
1 lb Vienna
.75 lb carahell or carapils (I think they're the same thing)
Hops
1.25oz Hallertau @ 60 min
8.75 gallons strike volume water
Mash at 154F for 60 min (This is where I believe a lot of the body comes from. Again, I want to give 158F a shot)
Boil for 90 min. Whirlfoc @ 10 min
Ferment @ 64F for 2 weeks. (I'm sure 3 weeks wouldn't hurt)
Keg, chill, gelatin, carb(I like 10psi), consume
Driv-ah like ya stole-ah