“Pilsner is simple and refreshing all the way through, with enough hops to make it interesting. I’m not the guy who wants ten different malts in his recipe,” says The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co.’s Brewer Brian Peters. Here, then, is a “simple” and simply delicious recipe scaled to homebrew volume.
ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 71%
OG: 1.046
FG: 1.008
IBUs: 35
ABV: 4.9%
MALT/GRAIN BILL
8 lb (3.6 kg) Weyermann Pilsner Malt
1.6 oz (45 g) Weyermann Acidulated Malt