Grannyknot
Well-Known Member
I was reading the latest BYO mag on Pilseners, which was a great article by the way, and it got me excited about brewing some of the recipes. Unfortunately, I have to brew Pseudo-Pils (kolsch yeast & high 50s ferm temps) during the colder months due to groundwater temps and basement temps. I don't have a fermentation chamber.
But my question is about boil times with Pils malt.
I've always done the 90 min boil bc of the scare of DMS, and all the recipes in BYO called for a 90 min boil. But I was talking to 2 pretty well respected commercial brewers a few weeks ago, and both agreed that with modern Pils malts, a 90 min boil isn't necessary. I then talked to a local malt house, who does a floor malted pils, and they said those guys were probably right, but that with their floor malted version, they recommend a 90 min boil.
Any opinions on this?
But my question is about boil times with Pils malt.
I've always done the 90 min boil bc of the scare of DMS, and all the recipes in BYO called for a 90 min boil. But I was talking to 2 pretty well respected commercial brewers a few weeks ago, and both agreed that with modern Pils malts, a 90 min boil isn't necessary. I then talked to a local malt house, who does a floor malted pils, and they said those guys were probably right, but that with their floor malted version, they recommend a 90 min boil.
Any opinions on this?
