New Year’s Pilsner #3

12/30/97


1.8Kg Munton’s Export Pilsner Extract Kit
½ lb. Special 6 Row Type Malted Belgian Barley
1 oz. Northern Brewer’s Hops
1 lb. Extra light malt extract
1 tsp. Gypsum
1 tsp. Irish Moss
5.5 Gallon Yield

In 1 1/2-gallon cold water add ½ lb. Special 6 Row Type Malted Belgian Barley and 1-tsp. gypsum. Bring to near boil, remove from heat and steep for 10 minutes at 155 F.
After 10 minutes remove Malted Barley, add Pilsner kit, 1-lb. light extract, 1/2-oz. Northern Brewer’s hops.
Bring to boil for 50 minutes. Stir and watch for boil over.
After 50 minutes add last 1/2-oz. Northern Brewer’s hops, 4 oz. Malto-Dextrose (improves viscosity and head retention) and 1 tsp. Irish moss.
Boil for 10 minutes longer, remove from heat and chill wort in sink of ice water.
Strain cooled wort into fermenter containing 4 gallons of cold water.
Fix and pitch yeast according to directions. Mix wort and cover. Add airlock.

1.030 O.G.
1.014 F.G.

Racked and bottled into 33 16 oz. Bottles on January 15th, 1998.