Beer Style: Pilsner Family
Hanabi Lager Co.’s Haná Pilsner clone
Hanabi Lager is quickly gaining an international reputation for developing a new class of Pilsner- and helles-style lagers that are rich and complex in flavor, unusually so for these lager categories, into which they only loosely fit. They focus exclusively on rare and heirloom grains, brewing with them on their custom decoction brewhouse, and presenting them through the pure, cold-fermented lens of lager.
Russian River Brewing Co.’s STS Pils clone
Because STS is dry hopped using European-type hops, it would technically be classified as an Italian-style Pilsner. However, if you read the side label on the STS Pils can, it says it is a Keller-style Pilsner as we treat it as an unfiltered beer, leaving a little yeast and haze behind. – Vinnie Cilurzo
You Dip, I Dip, We Dip West Coast Pilsner
This West Coast Pilsner is meant to showcase the twin powers of the all-around craft hop – Citra – and the power of dip hopping. This is a crisp, quick pilsner with a zippy hop presence that leans into the more tropical citrus and pineapple notes of Citra. Don’t have the ability to lager? Choose your favorite neutral ale yeast and ferment as cool as you can. It won’t be as “lager polished” but it will still be tasty!
Gordon Strong’s German Pilsner
This German Pilsner recipe can be used as a template for any hoppy Pilsner. Replace bittering hops with a first wort hop addition of a flavor hop, move flavor and aroma hops to the whirlpool or dry hopping, and alter the variety of hops to match the target profile for the style.
Pilsners of the World
The Pilsner beer style began in the Czech city of Pilsen, but has been adopted and adjusted to consumer tastes worldwide since its origin. Get to know the modern Pilsners of the world, what makes them different, and how you can make each at home.
Italian Pilsner
While not exactly new to the craft beer world, the Italian Pilsner has been gaining popularity in recent years as consumers and breweries look to styles other than IPAs that can provide nice dry-hopped qualities.
J.E. Siebel 1-Fifty Classic American Pilsner
Siebel Institute celebrated its 150th anniversary by releasing a classic American Pilsner recipe to share with the brewing world. Explore its details.
Easy Lagers
Most brewers would regard lagers as more difficult to brew than ales, but there are some tricks to simplify the process.
Victory Brewing Co.’s PrimaPils clone
Victory Brewing Co.’s award-winning, amped up German Pilsner with fresh noble hop aroma, bracing hop dryness, gentle malt character, and ultra clean fermentation.
Italian Pils
Czech and German Pilsners get most of the attention, but another style of Pilsner — the Italian Pils — was developed in Milan 25 years ago and has become more and more popular worldwide due to its increased hop bouquet. Learn the history and brewing techniques for this wonderful summer style.
Birrificio Italiano’s Tipopils (1996) clone
Birrificio Italiano’s Tipopils (1996) clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.049 FG = 1.010 SRM = 4 IBU = 32 ABV = 5.2% This is the original recipe brewed by Agostino Arioli in
Birra Venezia
Birra Venezia (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.049 FG = 1.010 ABV = 5.2% SRM = 5 IBU = 32 This Italian Pilsner has an aroma of citrusy lemon balm, herbaceous bergamot, and
