When Mike and I deciced to start tasting all of the BJCP beer styles, little did we know we would have so much trouble finding some of the commercial examples of some of them. The Czech beers are particularly problematic since all of the examples are, not surprisingly, from the Czech Republic. However, I had very fond memories of the one example we could find, Pilsner Quell for when I was stationed in Germany way back when dinosaurs ruled the Earth. So, I figured why not find a clone recipe for Urquell and give that a shot. Well, as we were comparing them side-by-side I realized I missed the mark by a considerable margin, taste-wise. But, generally speaking it’s quite good beer in it’s own right.
Recipe Details
| Batch Size |
Boil Time |
IBU |
SRM |
Est. OG |
Est. FG |
ABV |
| 3 gal |
90 min |
51.18 |
3.47 |
1.054 |
1.011 |
5.59 |
Fermentables
| Name |
Amount |
% |
| Pilsner |
5 lbs |
83.33 |
| Vienna |
8 oz |
8.33 |
| Munich Light |
4 oz |
4.17 |
| Carapils Malt |
4 oz |
4.17 |
Hops
| Name |
Amount |
Time |
Use |
Form |
Alpha % |
| Saaz |
2 oz |
90 min |
Boil |
Pellet |
2 |
| Saaz |
2 oz |
20 min |
Boil |
Pellet |
2 |
| Saaz |
0.5 oz |
5 min |
Boil |
Pellet |
2 |
Miscs
| Name |
Amount |
Time |
Use |
Type |
| Whirlfloc |
35.27 oz |
10 min |
Boil |
Water Agent |
| Gypsum |
0.01 oz |
0 min |
Mash |
Water Agent |
| Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) |
0.01 oz |
0 min |
Mash |
Water Agent |
| Baking Soda |
0.01 oz |
0 min |
Mash |
Water Agent |
| Lactic acid |
0.05 oz |
0 min |
Mash |
Water Agent |
Yeast
| Name |
Lab |
Attenuation |
Temperature |
| Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast WLP802 (WLP802) |
White Labs |
78% |
50°F - 55°F |
Mash
| Step |
Temperature |
Time |
|
152°F |
60 min |
