Pilsner malts

[Grant R Baker]

Anyone had any brewing experience with NZ Malteurope 2 Row Pale Pilsner Malt (sold by The Brewhouse in Wlg)...?

 

I'm thinking of trying my hand at a Marzen beer, looking for a good pilsner base malt and I'm tossing up between...

• NZ Malteurope 2 Row - EBC ??
• Bohemian Pilsner - EBC 3.5
• Weyermann Pilsner - EBC 3.0

 

Thinking of having a 50-50 base split between pilsner and munich malts for the marzen style.

My experience with brewing lagers and pilsners is very slight.. so any opinions on the 3 above malts would be welcome.

[MrC]

I've used both Bohemian Pilsner & Weyermann Pilsner with great results.  Either would be great in a Marzen I reckon.

I've never used  Malteurop simply because when I brew with pils malt it's usually for a beer where the base is fundamental to the style.  I've always seen Malteurop Pils as a lower quality malt than Weyermann but that it's OK if you're gonna add plenty of other character malts.  Maybe someone will correct me...

[jt]

I don't know, I use Malteurop all the time as my standard base malt and find it ok.
But in response to the question, I can't really help as I'm brewing ales with it and with a fairly big proportion of specialties ....

[Dai]

Hi Grant, I had this same question a while ago: http://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/forum/topics/malturop-pilsen-malt?x...

I bought a sack and was very pleased with the results; although, like jt, I only made ales.

[Grant R Baker]

Thanks.

 

Guess I'll have to try them all over time. Maybe I'll get a couple of kilos of both and make 4litre batches of test brew with each to find my preference.

[donald stewart]

HI   Grant  , i have sold a lot of ME pils EBC of 3-4 and every one is happy whit it

some are doing 90 min boils and some are doing 60 min , i have been doing 60 min and very happy

good malt at a good price

[Grant R Baker]

Yeah.. gonna give them all a go.

 

Going to brew 3 small Marzen style beers but only change the base pilsner malt. It'll be interesting to see/taste the difference.