West Coast Pilsner

Name: West Coast Pilsner
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 5 gal
Ingredients: 9 lb Pilsner Malt; 0.5 lb Flaked Rice; 0.5 oz Magnum (boil, 60 min); 1 oz Centennial (boil, 15 min); 2 oz Citra (whirlpool, 0 min); 2 oz Mosaic (dry, 5 min); SafLager W-34/70 yeast

American IPA · all grain

Hop-forward pilsner with West Coast attitude.

OG: 1.052
FG: 1.008
ABV: 5.8%
IBU: 45
SRM: 4
Batch: 5 gal

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Grain bill

9.50 lb total

Malt	Weight	%
Pilsner Malt	9.00 lb	95%
Flaked Rice	0.50 lb	5%

Hop schedule

Hop	Weight	Time	Type
Magnum	0.5 oz	60 min	boil
Centennial	1 oz	15 min	boil
Citra	2 oz	0 min	whirlpool
Mosaic	2 oz	5 min	dry

Yeast

SafLager W-34/70 · 80–84% atten · 48–59°F

Process

Mash at 150°F for 60 min
Boil 75 min
primary: 14 days @ 50°F
diacetyl rest: 2 days @ 65°F
lagering: 28 days @ 34°F

Notes

Treat a German pilsner like a West Coast IPA: pilsner malt and rice for a clean dry chassis, then West Coast hops late and dry. The cold lager fermentation cleans up the yeast character and lets the hops dominate.

Brewer: Cold ferment for 14 days, diacetyl rest for 48 hours, then lager at near-freezing for at least 4 weeks.

Packaging: Carbonate to 2.6 vols.