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Snatch the Pebble Pilsener

From the BrewBlog of Gigapants Brewing – Charlotte, NC USA
Printed April 10, 2021

Specifics
Style: Classic American Pilsner
Contributor: Stephen Gilbert
Yield: 6 gallons
Color (SRM/EBC): 3.9/7.7
Bitterness (Calc): 37.7 IBU
BU/GU: 3.77
Calories: 33 (12 ounces)
ABV: 0.7%
ABW: 0.5%
OG: 1.010
OG (Plato): 2.56° P
FG: 1.005
FG (Plato): 1.28° P
Real Extract: 1.52° P
App. Atten.: 49.8%
Real Atten.: 40.8%
BJCP Style Info: Classic American Pilsner
O.G.: 1.044 - 1.060
F.G.: 1.010 - 1.015
ABV: 4.5 - 6.0%
Bitterness: 25 - 40 IBUs
Color: 3 - 6 SRM
Info: A substantial Pilsner that can stand up to the classic European Pilsners, but exhibiting the native American grains and hops available to German brewers who initially brewed it in the USA. Refreshing, but with the underlying malt and hops that stand out when compared to other modern American light lagers. Maize lends a distinctive grainy sweetness. Rice contributes a crisper, more neutral character. A version of Pilsner brewed in the USA by immigrant German brewers who brought the process and yeast with them when they settled in America. They worked with the ingredients that were native to America to create a unique version of the original Pilsner. This style died out after Prohibition but was resurrected as a home-brewed style by advocates of the hobby

Commercial Examples: Occasional brewpub and microbrewery specials.

General Information
Method: All Grain
Source: Stephen Gilbert
Malts and Grains
9.50 pounds Pale Malt (2 Row) US 71.4% of grist
3.80 pounds Corn, Flaked 28.6% of grist
13.30 pounds Total Grain Weight 100% of grist
Hops
1.82 ounces Saaz 4.00% Pellet @ 60 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil 		7.3 AAUs
1.00 ounces Saaz 4.00% Pellet @ 20 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil 		4 AAUs
1.00 ounces Saaz 4.00% Pellet @ 10 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil 		4 AAUs
1.00 ounces Saaz 4.00% Pellet @ 5 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil 		4 AAUs
1.00 ounces Saaz 4.00% Pellet @ 0 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil 		4 AAUs
5.82 ounces Total Hop Weight 23.3 AAUs
Yeast
White Labs Pilsner Lager — Liquid — 0
Fermentation
Primary: 4 days @ 68° F
Secondary: 7 days @ 68° F
Tertiary: 0 days @ ° F
Age: 28 days @ 52° F
Snatch the Pebble Pilsener
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Brew Day Data
  Target Actual
Strike Water Amount: 4.4  
Strike Water Temperature:    
Mash Temperature:    
Mash Time:    
Sparge Water Amount: 7.2  
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Pre-Boil Gravity:    
Pre-Boil Amount: 7.8  
Post-Boil Amount: 6  
Boil Time: 60  
Original Gravity: 1.01000000 / 2.6° P  
     
     
     
     
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