Amaze (ake) Me Japanese Pilsner
Special mashing and wort collection procedures produce an exceptionally light colored, clean flavored and super dry lager.
Type: Lager
Style: Light Lagers / Pilsners
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Recipe Type: All grain
Recipe Contributed By: Briess Technical Services Staff
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | Comment | Malt Style |
| 5 lbs | Pilsen Malt | Base | |
| 4 lbs | Long Grain White Rice | Uncooked | |
| 4 oz | Carapils® Malt | Dextrine | |
| 1 oz | Hallertau Hops (5.5% AA) | Boil 60 minutes | |
| 1 vial | WLP840 American Lager Yeast |
Procedures
- Crack rice to break up kernels without generating too much flour
- Cook rice: Add rice to 1.5 gallons of water and bing to a boil
- Cover and let simmer for 20 minutes stirring only once or twice (there should be excess water)
- Add cooked rice and water mixture to mash vessel
- Stir in 3 gallons of cold water to bring the temperature to 110ºF
- Add malt and bring temperature at 110ºF for 15 minutes
- Raise temperature for additional rests at 142ºF for 30 minutes and 158ºF for 40 minutes
- After conversion transfer to lautertun
- Wort should be 1.052-1.060 (13-15P)
- Collect only enough wort to make 5 gallons of finished wort at 1.042 (10.5P) finished gravity (normally 3.8 galllons)
- Top off brew kettle with water
- Bring to a boil
- Add bittering hops boil for 60 minutes
- Cool quickly and pitch yeast
- Cool quickly and pitch yeast
Primary Fermentation: 10 days at 55ºF
Secondary Fermentation: 20 days at 35ºF
Fermentation Notes: Bottle condition with CBW® Pilsen Light DME or force carbonate
Original Gravity: 1.042
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