Hi there,
At some point early in the new year during "pilsner brewing season" I would like to try to brew an IPL. I had a beer on Mykonos last year which blew me away. It was called a Bohemian Pilsner but being a resident of Bohemia I can categorically say it certainly wasn't that, but it was VERY good. I asked the brewer there what hops they used and so on and he said they do a light Saaz bittering charge and then Citra and Ekuanot for aroma/dry hop additions. very well I thought, until I went to place a bulk order for my next few brews yesterday and realised my supplier is suddenly out of Ekuanot. I was already thinking to drop the Citra, go heavier on the Ekuanot and add a slight bit of Columbus because I have some to use up. But now that is out of the window. I do have some Loral that I have never used and have no fixed plan for when I will use it.
So I was thinking something like this:
15l batch aiming for OG 1.050 and abv 5.5%
Pilsner 2kg (52.6%)
Munich I 1.5kg (39.5%)
Carapils 200g (5.3%)
Melanoidin 100g (2.6%)
90 min boil
Saaz 20g @60 14ibu
Columbus 25g @5 18ibu
Loral 30g @hopstand 7ibu
Loral @dry hop approx 50g?
Fermenting with S-23.
My concern is I won't get the fruity citrus that I would have from the Ekuanot so not sure whether to bite the bullet and get a packet anyway and save the Loral? On the other hand Loral apparantly being like a "super noble" it might play nice with the Saaz? I could also drop the Columbus completely and do all aroma with the Loral? I would also have a fair amount of Sladek in stock.
With the malt I may well drop the Melanoidin? I usually add it to my pilsner recipes as a decoction cheat but in this case it might not be necessary. Could just up the Munich or add some Vienna if not.
Any advice welcome, I am a good couple of months away from brewing this so the recipe is still in a fairly rough draft form.
At some point early in the new year during "pilsner brewing season" I would like to try to brew an IPL. I had a beer on Mykonos last year which blew me away. It was called a Bohemian Pilsner but being a resident of Bohemia I can categorically say it certainly wasn't that, but it was VERY good. I asked the brewer there what hops they used and so on and he said they do a light Saaz bittering charge and then Citra and Ekuanot for aroma/dry hop additions. very well I thought, until I went to place a bulk order for my next few brews yesterday and realised my supplier is suddenly out of Ekuanot. I was already thinking to drop the Citra, go heavier on the Ekuanot and add a slight bit of Columbus because I have some to use up. But now that is out of the window. I do have some Loral that I have never used and have no fixed plan for when I will use it.
So I was thinking something like this:
15l batch aiming for OG 1.050 and abv 5.5%
Pilsner 2kg (52.6%)
Munich I 1.5kg (39.5%)
Carapils 200g (5.3%)
Melanoidin 100g (2.6%)
90 min boil
Saaz 20g @60 14ibu
Columbus 25g @5 18ibu
Loral 30g @hopstand 7ibu
Loral @dry hop approx 50g?
Fermenting with S-23.
My concern is I won't get the fruity citrus that I would have from the Ekuanot so not sure whether to bite the bullet and get a packet anyway and save the Loral? On the other hand Loral apparantly being like a "super noble" it might play nice with the Saaz? I could also drop the Columbus completely and do all aroma with the Loral? I would also have a fair amount of Sladek in stock.
With the malt I may well drop the Melanoidin? I usually add it to my pilsner recipes as a decoction cheat but in this case it might not be necessary. Could just up the Munich or add some Vienna if not.
Any advice welcome, I am a good couple of months away from brewing this so the recipe is still in a fairly rough draft form.