Smoked Pilsner

[binkman]

Recipe Overview
Wort Volume Before Boil: 8.40 US gals	 
Wort Volume After Boil:  6.50 US gals
Volume Transferred:	 6.00 US gals	 

Expected Pre-Boil Gravity:	 1.039 SG	 
Expected OG:	                 1.050 SG
Expected FG:	                 1.011 SG	 

Expected ABV:	 5.1 %	 
Expected ABW:	 4.0 %
Expected IBU (using Daniels):	 32.6 IBU	 
Expected Color (using Morey):	 2.8 SRM
BU:GU ratio:	 0.65	 

Mash Efficiency:  87.0 %		
Boil Duration:	 90.0 mins		
Fermentation Temperature:  52 degF		

Fermentables
Ingredient
German Pilsner Malt	 6lb 10oz	 66.5 %	 1.3	 In Mash/Steeped
German Smoked Malt	 2lb 14oz	 28.5 %	 1.1	 In Mash/Steeped
US Carapils Malt          8.00 oz	 5.0 %	 0.1	 In Mash/Steeped

Hops
Variety	          Alpha         Amount	         IBU
Northern Brewer   10.0 %	 28 g	        26.4	 Bagged Whole Hops  60 min
Czech Saaz         3.0 %	 28 g	         6.3	 Bagged Whole Hops  30 min

Yeast
White Labs WLP830-German Lager

Anyone ever had a smoked Pilsner? And does this sound like enough smoked malt?

 

[foltster]

Sounds reasonable to me. I have a smoked pale on tap right now that I don't consider to be all that great though. Something about the hops and smoke that doesn't quite sit right. Im hoping it gets better as it ages

 

[drawdy10]

Depends on the smoke malt really. That Wetermann smoke is subtle. I made a smoke beer with the briess smoke and that stuff is intense. I'm sure this will be tricky to pull off with a pilsner. Good luck!

 

[bruin_ale]

never heard of anyone brewing a smoked pilsner.. I think it works well in dark styles because you've got a burnt/roasted flavor already coming from the roasted grains - so smoke is a natural extension of that. Not sure how that'll work in a pilsner, but good luck.

In my smoked porter I think I do 60/40, but I agree - depends which smoked malt you're getting and also in a lighter style like a pils you probably want it to be more subtle (or maybe not?). So you're in the ballpark - what you have will definitely get you some smokiness, whether it works or whether you will like it I can't say.