Emersons Pilsner clone

[Cain Harland]

This may not be that accurate I adapted it from a hop rocker clone recipe I had. I thought it was pretty close but its been a while since I've had an Emersons Pilsner. Meant tor try the 2 side by side but never got round to it.

Emersons Pilsner clone

Size: 40.0 L @ 20 °C
Original Gravity: 1.051 (1.044 - 1.056)
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 (1.013 - 1.017)
Color: 4.85 (6.89 - 11.82)
Alcohol: 5.05% (4.2% - 5.4%)
Bitterness: 41.4 (35.0 - 45.0)

Ingredients:
9 kg (92.8%) Pilsner Malt - added during mash
.5 kg (5.2%) Carapils - added during mash
.2 kg (2.1%) Acidulated Malt - added during mash
90 g (36.0%) Riwaka (5.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
40.0 g (16.0%) Riwaka (5.5%) - added during boil, boiled 15 m
40.0 g (16.0%) Riwaka (5.5%) - added during boil, boiled 5 m
80 g (32.0%) Riwaka (5.5%) - added during boil, boiled 1 m

Saflager S-23 - I have seen people bagging this yeast but it worked for me.

Brewed @ 12 degrees for 3 weeks then steeped down to 3 and lagered for 6 weeks

[Peter Smith]

I tried this with Munich lager yeast , was a disaster, so rebrewing v similar recipe with 2124, will let you know how it goes side by side

[Ian Miller]

How did the brew turn out... Much like the Emerson's version? Cheers

[Adrian Woodhouse]

Someone once gave me this recipe and it's pretty close to the real thing.
The original pilsner used rakau and riwaka I believe but is different now. Still definitely riwaka but also NS and maybe even motueka? I've tried mixes of all three, including dry hopping and ended up with a stunning beer. 05 yeast is perfectly ok in my experience. Anyway the basic grain bill for 20-21L is
5kg Pale or Pilsner Malt
220g Carapils
125g Acidulated Malt
100g Crystal (light)
67C Mash
Hops ( my suggestion to start)
N/S 20g @60min
NS (15g) Motueka, Riwaka 20g of each @ 15 min, and 5 min
05 yeast start around 17 degrees and finish 21-23 if possible
Dry hop if desired
NS 15g, Motueka and Riwaka 25g of each ( 4-5 days prior to bottling/ kegging)

[Cain Harland]

Their web site describes it as "a showcase for Nelson grown Riwaka hops" which of course doesn't mean there nothing else in there. I also think they may have changed the recipe a couple of times in response to shitty Riwaka harvests. I had thought that when I rebrew,  I would dry hop, not to make a more accurate clone, but just because it suits my tastes and your suggestion looks pretty good.

[Peter Smith]

I tried below,   its close  BUT it needed a dry hop to brighten it up,  going to rebrew it and repitch.

Emmersons Pilsner clone

Type: All Grain

Batch Size: 23.00 l

Boil Size: 35.96 l

Boil Time: 90 min

End of Boil Vol: 27.90 l

Final Bottling Vol: 21.30 l

Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage

Date: 07/10/2013

Brewer: Peter Smith

Asst Brewer: 

Equipment: Pot (13 Gal/50 L) - BIAB

Efficiency: 80.00 %

Est Mash Efficiency: 93.3 %

Taste Rating: 30.0

Taste Notes: 

Ingredients

Amt	Name	Type	#	%/IBU
4.00 kg	Gladfield Pilsner Malt (1.9 SRM)	Grain	1	77.7 %
1.00 kg	Gladfield Ale Malt (3.0 SRM)	Grain	2	19.4 %
0.15 kg	Acid Malt (3.0 SRM)	Grain	3	2.9 %
20.00 g	Tettnangeer [5.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min	Hop	4	10.7 IBUs
5.00 g	Pacific Jade [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min	Hop	5	6.7 IBUs
0.30 tsp	Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins)	Fining	6	-
25.00 g	Riwaka [5.25 %] - Boil 10.0 min	Hop	7	4.9 IBUs
25.00 g	Riwaka [5.25 %] - Boil 0.0 min	Hop	8	0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg	Wyeast Labs - Munich Lager      500ml repitch from previous brew	Yeast	9	-

[Ian Miller]

Did you think dry hopping it made it a closer match to the Emerson's version?

[Richard Loynes]

Spotted this on brewers friend earlier today.  Might give it a run to the next couple of weeks.

emersons pilsner clone