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Ok, Another update : I've tasted the gravity sampler I took yesterday, it tasted really good and not sour at all! That's a good news! I'll bottle it on the weekend as the final gravity is reached. Have a great day!

Ok... After more reading on the acidulated malt... I'm a bit afraid that I've used to much of it... I hope that my beer won't turn to sour or acid...

Hi everyone, Here is a little update of this thread as I have brewed yesterday. The final recipe is : -2 lb bohemian pilsner - 2lb carafoam - 1 lb Acidulated malt Crushed at home and stepped mashed following the process read in Charlie Papazian's book. - 1lb Pilsen DME @ 60 min - 3...

Ok! I read the Charlie Papazian's book "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing", especially the Intermediate Brewer chapter with the introduction to mashing. There a recipe named "Top Drop Pilsener" where the mashing process can be resume as : - keep the grain in water between 130-135 °F for 30 minutes...

Nice answer ! I think I'll try to mini-mash for the first time... It don't look to be that much difficult, i 'll just have to be careful to maintain the good temperature for 60-90 minutes! Another question then, i read in threads speaking about mashing that it is sometimes needed to have some...

Thank you for the advices on the grain and on the yeast! I think that something is really not clear in my mind : difference between mashing and steeping... Can you make a recipe with extract that also involve mashing ? If so, I could totally use bohemian pilsner malt or/and acidulated malt...

Another thing i went through : is the melanoiden malt will add to much color to my brew? Won't my brew be reddish? Thank you Sent from my Nexus 4 using Home Brew mobile app

First of all, Thank you very much for all of your answers. I read a bit more on the pilsner beer style and especially on the Pilsner Urquell one. I think that I will keep the same amount of Saaz hop but I will reschedule these to finish with 40 IBU. For the grain part, I'm a bit lost... Is the...

Hi there, Thank you both for your comments. Yes it is a 5gal batch. I'll reduce the hop quantities as soon as i get home. I think that i'll just simply remove the Pilsner Malt. What do you think of the two other grain type? Should I steep more of it? Do you have any idea of other specialty...

Hi everyone, I'm new to homebrewtalk and here is my first post! I am also new to homebrewing, I brewed 2 recipes (one IPA and one Stout) and it came great for both. Here is my new step in homebrewing : trying to build a recipe that is balanced and closed to a "Czech Pilsner Ale" (Ok this will...