After many years of learning to understand the taste- mostly through drinking it until passing out, I am brewing my first pilsener. I'm using a kit, and adding a brew-boosting mix (dextrose/malt..) and Saaz Hops.
It's cold here at night, so I'm going to use a warmer on the fermenter, but my question is this:
the hops- what is the best way to add them to the pilsener- dry hopping towards the end of fermentation, or something else..?
thanks Max
You'll get a better response checking rec.crafts.brewing.
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Hops aside, I don't know of a pilsner kit that actually uses lager yeast. And if you happened to finnnd one, you certainly wouldn't want to warm the fermenter unless you're living somewhere arctic! True lagers should be fermented at a temp. of app. 45-55F. You might make a good tasting beer, but I would guess that it won't taste like the pilsners you're used to.
--------->Denny
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