With this pilsner malt arriving today, I'm trying to think of ways to showcase it in a beer by making it the vast majority of the grist but without the beer being boring. With this "American Premium" that I make, the grist is about 60% pils, 20% Munich 1, 10% corn and the rest made up with carahell, carafoam or carapils. There are bittering hops (maybe 20 IBUs) and then an ounce of Hallertau or Tettnanger with 5 minutes left. I could make it the same way but I'm not sure how much "showcasing" would be going on with only 60% or so being pils. Would anyone care to whip up a recipe that wouldn't be boring but would still have the vast majority be pilsner? I suppose my helles (about 82% pilsner malt) is a decent-enough test for this malt.
Ken, do an all pils and acid malt batch with S-189 shooting for 1.042OG, ~15 IBUs and a small flavor addition of nobles at 15mins. My light beer recipe with straight Rahr pils was fantastic.
Edited by Steve Urquell, 05 July 2017 - 04:12 PM.