Midwinter Pilsner

This Pilsner uses 15% raw barley in the mash to approximate the less modified Bohemian
Pilsner malt - and to allow a double decoction. This is my second attempt at this method.

Brewer:	Stuart Grant		Email:	grants@netspace.net.au
Beer:	Midwinter Pilsner		Style:	Bohemian Pilsner
Type:	All grain		Size:	24 liters
Color:	3 HCU (~3 SRM)		Bitterness:	40 IBU
OG:	1.048		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	4.7% v/v (3.7% w/w)
Water:	-- Added CaCl2 to my soft water to get 50ppm Ca++
Grain:	3.5kg German Pilsner (81%) 650g Raw (pearled) barley (15%) 90g German CaraHell (2%) 90g German Melanoidin (2%)
Mash:	85% efficiency
	-- Mash in with 2L/kg for 60min glut. rest (40-44ºC). -- Infuse with additional 1L/kg 95ºC water for prot. rest. -- Rest at 50-53ºC for 15min. -- Take 40% thick decoction, rest for 10min at 70-72ºC. -- Bring decoction to boil and boil for 15min. -- Return decoction and rest at 66ºC for 30min. -- Take second thick decoction of 30-35%, boil 15min. -- Return decoction and rest mash at 72ºC for 20min. -- Sparge immediately with 77ºC water.
Boil:	90 minutes	SG 1.040	29 liters
	-- 1/2 tsp Irish moss for last 15min.
Hops:	15g Hallertauer Mittelfruh (4.7% AA, 60 min.) 50g Saaz (3.7% AA, 60 min.) 50g Saaz (3.7% AA, 1 min.)
Yeast:	-- 300-400mL thick slurry of Wyeast Budvar Lager (WY2000), 2nd gen; reused from low-grav beer.
Log:	-- Brewing this week...
Carbonation:	-- Primed with 2.0L reserved wort for ~2.5 vol. CO2.

Recipe posted 08/02/05.