gravity man
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Can you use honey inplace of some of the corn suger in a pilsner? and if so how much?
ill be perculating in the hole now I imaginegravity man said:Thanks okbrewman, Hey are you perculating?
Yuri_Rage said:Corn sugar isn't really style appropriate for a pils either. What's your recipe?
Yuri_Rage said:All pilsner malt. Munton's makes both liquid and dry extract. Somewhere between 6 and 8 lbs of light/pale/pils extract and 1 oz of Saaz hops added at 60 mins, then another 1 oz at flameout should make a fine pils.
Remember that a pilsner is a lager, so it should be fermented with a lager yeast at low temperatures (around 55° F or even slightly less), then cold conditioned for several weeks, if not months.
gravity man said:Can you use honey inplace of some of the corn suger in a pilsner? and if so how much?
Deofol said:Just to answer the question for the sake of the thread.
Yes. You can use honey to prime. I've used it with great success.
Use about 1/2 cup per 5 gallon batch. Primes just as quick as corn sugar in my experience and makes your beer taste better if you enjoy drinking them green/young.
If you want a more true-to-style pilsner, prime with DME. Use about 3/4 cup per 5 gallon batch, and no more than 1 cup. This, too, may result in a bit tastier end product.Deofol said:Use about 1/2 cup per 5 gallon batch. Primes just as quick as corn sugar in my experience and makes your beer taste better if you enjoy drinking them green/young.
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