Son of the Golden Boy Pilsner

This is perhaps our only beer that really hits style dead on. Its a
good one!

Brewer:	Scott Pauls and Mark Little		Email:	spauls@math.upenn.edu
Beer:	Son of the Golden Boy Pilsner		Style:	Bohemian Pilsner
Type:	All grain		Size:	6 gallons
Color:	7 HCU (~6 SRM)		Bitterness:	44 IBU
OG:	1.055		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	5.5% v/v (4.3% w/w)
Grain:	10 lb. Klages Pale Ale Malt .20 lb. Munich Malt .25 lb. Belgian Amber Malt
Mash:	85% efficiency
	Mash for 90 minutes, single infusion. Add 1.1 qts/lb of 170 F water to strike at 152F. Over mash, dropped to 150F.
Boil:	90 minutes	SG 1.041	8 gallons
	Moss @ 15 minutes to go in boil.
Hops:	1.5 oz. Northern Brewer (7.9% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Saaz (2.5% AA, 30 min.) 2.5 oz. Saaz (aroma)
Yeast:	Bohemian Pilsner WYeast with starter
Log:	Ferment at 50F for primary (10 days) then lager for at least 1 month @ 30-35F.
Tasting:	This beer came out quite well. It is the brightest beer we've ever had and has a fab-u-lous head as well as a smooth refined lager taste. We've made this exact recipe various times and the final perceived bitterness varies somewhat. Odd.

Recipe posted 11/21/97.