Noble Pils

[TWS22]

Anyone have a good recipe for Sam Adams Noble Pils?

 

[RukusDM]

Yep, that would be a good one to have. Had a couple pints the other day. Pretty good beer.

 

[ffemt1974]

This is what I found on Sam Adams site.

Color: Deep golden
Original Gravity: 12.7° Plato
Alcohol by Vol/Wt: 4.9%ABV - 3.8%ABW
Calories/12oz.: 169
Malt Varieties: Two-row Harrington, Metcalfe, and Copeland pale malts, and Czech pilsner malt
Hop Varieties: Hallertau Mittelfrueh, Tettnang Tettnanger, Spalt Spalter, Saaz, and Hersbrucker Noble hops
Yeast Strain: Samuel Adams lager yeast
Availability: Seasonal (January - March)
First Brewed: 2009

 

[jgourd]

There is a thread about this that was started last year.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/sam-adams-noble-pils-clone-163003/

My final version last year was tasty but a bit different than SA Noble Pils. I found a similar flavor profile in the SA Latitude 48 IPA and found a common hop: Mittelfrueh. So I modified my recipe this year to:

Pilsner Aristocrat v2
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Batch Size: 6.00 gal (9.15 gal preboil)
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG (actual: 1.046 SG)
Estimated FG: 1.012 SG
Estimated IBUs: 36 (Tinseth; actual: 40)
Estimated Color: 4 SRM (actual: 4 SRM)
Brewhouse Efficiency: 73% (actual: 67%)
Boil Time: 90 minutes

Grains:
10.25# Pilsner (2-Row) Germany (2.0L) (91.11%)
1.00# Carapils/Dextrine (2.0L) (8.89%)

Hops:
1.50 oz Tettnanger (US) (4.7%) @60 min
1.00 oz Hersbrucker (2.5%) @15 min
1.25 oz Saaz (CZ) (3.9%) @15 min
1.25 oz Hallertauer (US) (3.0%) @15 min
2.00 oz Hallertauer (US) (3.0%) @0 min
2.00 oz Spalt (GR) (4.1%) @0 min

Yeast:
White Labs WLP830 (German Lager)

Mash/Sparge Schedule:
Single Infusion, 153F; Batch Sparge
Mash for 60 min at 153F w/ 3.52 gal of water at 171F
Mashout w/ 1.73 gal of water at 210F; hold for 10 min
Batch sparge w/ 5.56 gal of water at 178F; hold for 10 min

It fermented for 2 weeks at 50F and is now in a diacetyl rest at 60F for a few days. I'll rack and lager for 4 weeks at 35F this weekend.

 

[DemonIAm]

I bought some of this last night. Truly tasty, One of my favorite SA offerings!

 

[TheBroonery]

Austin Homebrew has a kit.. I made it last summer... awesome!

 

[jgourd]

Austin Homebrew has a kit.. I made it last summer... awesome!

Was their kit pretty close to the Noble Pils? Still have the recipe sheet?

 

[rpfuror]

this was the recipe last year from AH

Amount Item Type % or IBU
9.75 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 100.0 %
1.00 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker [4.00%] (60 min) Hops 14.4 IBU
1.00 oz Spalter [4.50%] (10 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
1.00 oz Tettnang [4.50%] (10 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
1.00 oz Saaz [4.00%] (5 min) Hops 2.9 IBU
1 Pkgs German Lager (White Labs #WLP830) Yeast-Lager

 

[ffemt1974]

I found that kit at AHS...how close is it to SA?

 

[jkarp]

Here's my recipe. I think it's darn close but nobody can duplicate that house yeast character that all SA beers have IMO.

Noble Pils
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Brewer: JKarp
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Batch: 4.00 gal All Grain

Characteristics
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Recipe Gravity: 1.051 OG
Recipe Bitterness: 44 IBU
Recipe Color: 3 SRM
Estimated FG: 1.013
Alcohol by Volume: 4.9%
Alcohol by Weight: 3.8%

Ingredients
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CaraPils                      0.70 lb, Grain, Mashed
German pilsener               7.00 lb, Grain, Mashed

Hallertauer                   0.25 oz, Pellet, 60 minutes
Hallertauer                   0.33 oz, Pellet, 1 minutes
Hallertauer                   0.50 oz, Pellet, 0 minutes
Hallertauer                   0.33 oz, Pellet, 15 minutes
Hersbrucker                   0.33 oz, Pellet, 1 minutes
Hersbrucker                   0.25 oz, Pellet, 60 minutes
Hersbrucker                   0.33 oz, Pellet, 15 minutes
Hersbrucker                   0.50 oz, Pellet, 0 minutes
Saaz                          0.33 oz, Pellet, 15 minutes
Saaz                          0.25 oz, Pellet, 60 minutes
Saaz                          0.50 oz, Pellet, 0 minutes
Saaz                          0.33 oz, Pellet, 1 minutes
Spalt                         0.25 oz, Pellet, 60 minutes
Spalt                         0.33 oz, Pellet, 1 minutes
Spalt                         0.50 oz, Pellet, 0 minutes
Spalt                         0.33 oz, Pellet, 15 minutes
Tettnanger                    0.33 oz, Pellet, 1 minutes
Tettnanger                    0.33 oz, Pellet, 15 minutes
Tettnanger                    0.50 oz, Pellet, 0 minutes
Tettnanger                    0.25 oz, Pellet, 60 minutes

WLP800                        2.00 unit, Yeast

Notes
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Recipe Notes:
122 deg protein rest for 10 min
152 mash
0 min additions are 5 day dry hop

 

[TWS22]

Wow great stuff guys. I step away for a couple days and whammo - great looking recipes. Can't wait to give it a shot.

 

[jasonsbeer]

Here's my recipe. I think it's darn close but nobody can duplicate that house yeast character that all SA beers have IMO.

Noble Pils
----------
Brewer: JKarp
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Batch: 4.00 gal All Grain

Characteristics
---------------
Recipe Gravity: 1.051 OG
Recipe Bitterness: 44 IBU
Recipe Color: 3 SRM
Estimated FG: 1.013
Alcohol by Volume: 4.9%
Alcohol by Weight: 3.8%

Ingredients
-----------
CaraPils                      0.70 lb, Grain, Mashed
German pilsener               7.00 lb, Grain, Mashed

Hallertauer                   0.25 oz, Pellet, 60 minutes
Hallertauer                   0.33 oz, Pellet, 1 minutes
Hallertauer                   0.50 oz, Pellet, 0 minutes
Hallertauer                   0.33 oz, Pellet, 15 minutes
Hersbrucker                   0.33 oz, Pellet, 1 minutes
Hersbrucker                   0.25 oz, Pellet, 60 minutes
Hersbrucker                   0.33 oz, Pellet, 15 minutes
Hersbrucker                   0.50 oz, Pellet, 0 minutes
Saaz                          0.33 oz, Pellet, 15 minutes
Saaz                          0.25 oz, Pellet, 60 minutes
Saaz                          0.50 oz, Pellet, 0 minutes
Saaz                          0.33 oz, Pellet, 1 minutes
Spalt                         0.25 oz, Pellet, 60 minutes
Spalt                         0.33 oz, Pellet, 1 minutes
Spalt                         0.50 oz, Pellet, 0 minutes
Spalt                         0.33 oz, Pellet, 15 minutes
Tettnanger                    0.33 oz, Pellet, 1 minutes
Tettnanger                    0.33 oz, Pellet, 15 minutes
Tettnanger                    0.50 oz, Pellet, 0 minutes
Tettnanger                    0.25 oz, Pellet, 60 minutes

WLP800                        2.00 unit, Yeast

Notes
-----
Recipe Notes:
122 deg protein rest for 10 min
152 mash
0 min additions are 5 day dry hop

Does anybody have a comment on making this as an ale, maybe using US-05? I might give that a try for a summer beer.