Recipes
Beer-style: Pilsner Family
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.’s Pivo Pils clone
When Old World Pilsner goes US West Coast, the result is Pivo Hoppy Pils. Brewed with classic influences from Germany and the Czech Republic, Pivo is then dry hopped to pump up the floral, spicy, herbal, and lemongrass aromatics in German Saphir hops.
Butte Creek Brewing: Organic Pilsner clone
A German-styled Pilsner brewed using only organic malts and Sterling hops to provide a bright, refreshing beer.
La Conner Brewing Co.’s Pilsner clone
Two continental Pilsner malts lay the foundation for the Washington-brewed Pilsner lager and noble hops round out the profile.
Odell Brewing Co.’s Double Pilsner clone
Like a double IPA, this is a amped up version of a Pilsner from Odell Brewing.
Bohemian Pilsner
Jamil Zainasheff provides readers with a recipe for a classic Bohemian Pilsner. With this style, a hint of diacetyl is desired.
Unorthodox Pilsner
Terry Foster provides BYO readers with a Pilsner recipe that is so traditional in form. This recipe was designed to be more of a “session Pilsner”.
KROC German Pils
A hopped up German-style Pilsner pulled together by KROC homebrew club for a yeast experiment.
CW Bohemian Pilsner
A Bohemian Pilsner recipe provided to BYO courtesy of Country Wines based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Steve Piatz’s Sterling Pilsner (Bohemian Pilsner)
Recipe autor Steve Piatz says, “Sterling Pilsner is a Bohemian Pilsner and is unique only in the use of all Sterling hops rather than the traditional Saaz hops. The first batch was the result of winning a sample of really fresh Sterling hops from HopUnion in a contest back when Sterling wasn’t widely available. According to HopUnion Sterling was released in 1998 and is perceived as similar to a Saaz and Mt. Hood combination and is finding favor as a Saaz replacement. Since my water supply is extremely high in carbonates and Pilsen’s water is very low in mineral content, I blended 0.5 gallons (~2 L) of my water with enough reverse osmosis water to make the batch.”
Edgy Pils
Frequent contributor Horst Dornbusch provides BYO with a German-style Pilsner recipe. Use only the freshest ingredients as there is nothing for faults/flaws to hide under in with this beer.
Warsteiner Brauerei: Warsteiner Premium Verum clone
Warsteiner is a well-known German Pilsner. This light-colored lager has a more rounded, less crisp, malt profile compared to Bitburger. Treat your yeast well to reach the fairly low final gravity of this beer.
Plzensky Prazdroj’s Pilsner Urquell clone
Brewed in Plzen, Czech Republic, Pilsner Urquell is the original Pilsner beer. Brew this clone with soft water.
