CS5 - Mr Cherry's PILSNZER

[MrC]

This beer is a bigger, pilsner'fied variation of a NZPA that I brewed earlier in the year that I really liked.  I'm not usually one to brew Pilsners but thought I'd give it a go with Wyeast 2112 while the temps are good.  It's still very young but I'm pretty happy with it.

I have a small confession to make about this beer but I'll save it until some feedback has come in.

I hope you enjoy it.  All honest feedback welcome.

Cheers

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PILSNZER

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Style: New Zealand Pilsner

OG: 1.056

FG: 1.013

IBU: 36
ABV (%): 5.7
Batch Size (L): 22

Fermentables:
5.0kg Bohemian Pilsner
300g Wheat Malt
300g Cara-Pils

Hops:
20g Nelson Sauvin @ 60min [23.0 IBU]
10g Styrian @ 15min [3.1 IBU]
10g Motueka @ 15min [3.8 IBU]
20g Styrian @ 5min [2.5 IBU]
20g Motueka @ 5min [3.0 IBU]
25g Styrian @ 0min [0 IBU]
25g Motueka @ 0min[0 IBU]
25g Styrian Dry 5 days [0 IBU]
25g Motueka Dry 5 days [0 IBU]

Yeast:
Wyeast 2112

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[MrC]

I bottled this beer from the keg but it was a bit rushed and the beer was still a little cloudy as it went into the bottle. It's not bottle conditioned but there will likely be a little sediment.

[Reviled]

Hahaha I did the same but wasnt planning on telling anyone :oP

[Simon David kelly]

Had this one last night. Very nice and went well with the beef roast.

Only thing I'd say is that it could have been a little crisper, maybe not acidic enough.

Nice use of hops, very tasty.

[MrC]

How was the carbonation Simon?

[Simon David kelly]

Not too bad, maybe dial it back a little bit. Had a head a foot high as I shot the first bit straight down the centre .... good retention though, was still heady at the half way mark.

[Martin Bridges]

My first beer from this round of the case swap, and a great place to start. As usual, I've not read any of the other notes on this.

Pours a straw-gold with a creamy white head that persists all the way down the glass. Slight grassiness on the aroma, definitely NZ hops.

I'm not much of a pilsner drinker but this is a very well brewed beer. Good malt basis, and an excellent crispness. As it warms up the juicy hops make themselves more evident. Slight astringency lurking in there, but that's all I could hold against it.

Nice work!

[MrC]

Thanks for the feedback Martin. I haven't picked up any astringency in there at all. I'll keep it mind next time I sample it. Cheers.

[jt]

Where you pleased with the yeast Mr C - any comments on fermetation temps ?

[MrC]

Yeah, I'm pretty happy with the yeast and I'd certainly use it again. With that amount of hops the line between ale and lager becomes a little blurred for me but I have no complaints.

I fermented at 18C for one week and then room temp (19-21C) for another week with dry hops for the last 5 days. I was hoping to give it a week or two cold conditioning before the case swap but the date jumped forward and I had three days to get from fermenter to bottles via keg. I had to abandon my bovine fining plans. It seems to be getting cleaner and crisper every week.

I can't help but wonder what that yeast would be like in a smaller, less hoppy pilsner but that style just isn't on my list of beers I want to brew. I would happily brew with it again.

[jt]

Cheers Mr C
That was probably higher than I've dared gone with a primary ferment with W2112 so it's heartening to hear how it's turned out and it's very tempting to get some again myself

[vdog]

First of the case swap beers for me. Poured a really nice gold/straw colour with a good fluffy white head that lasted well. Great clarity, really nice in the glass. Could pick the cara-pils up, along with a dose of tasty hops. Very enjoyable to drink, this didn't last very long at all. I'd say a little more bitterness than I was expecting from a pils, which I like.

Overall a really enjoyable beer, well brewed Mr C.

[MrC]

Thanks for the feedback vdog, glad you enjoyed it. Can you taste cara-pils or are you referring to the mouthfeel 7 foamy burps? I only get the mouthfeel and for me carapils always seems to be too much or absent.