Pivo Slovaki
This was a winner, but got drank before it ever made it to competition
Brewer: | John Ferguson | Email: | - | |||||
Beer: | Pivo Slovaki | Style: | Bohemian Pilsener | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 23 liters | |||||
Color: |
|
Bitterness: | 40 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.051 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
Alcohol: | 4.8% v/v (3.8% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | 5 gals bottled water, remainer Tap water | |||||||
Grain: | 7 lb. German Pilsner 1 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 1 lb. German Vienna 2 lb. American 2-row |
|||||||
Mash: | 76% efficiency | |||||||
Triple decoction required to use the undermodified Budvar Grain | ||||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.042 | 28 liters | |||||
Irish moss | ||||||||
Hops: | 1 oz. Saaz (8% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Saaz (8% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Saaz (8% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Saaz (aroma) |
|||||||
Yeast: | XL 2000 from St.Pats in Texas "Budvar" This stuff smells like sulfur and stinks like hell at first! and you must be prepared to take a LONG time lagering.. 60 days min. I'd say |
|||||||
Log: | dry hopped 2 oz Saaz in secondary | |||||||
Carbonation: | Forced carbonated in keg. | |||||||
Tasting: | Really, Really good beer. You must use the premium Czech ingredients and wait a long time, and in the end it's drunk too fast, but it's worth it! |
Recipe posted 09/07/01.