Update and tasting notes on the Muntons Premium Pilsner that I brewed in late April. I kept it in primary about 15 days and bottled. Tried a bottle this evening (still sipping it) after about 12 days, including 1 day in the fridge, and here's what I got:
Tasted the first bottle on 5/15/20. Put it in the fridge for a day I believe. It's been bottled for less than 2 weeks, and it's got decent carbonation already with a small head that sticks around, so that's good. The aroma is nice, a little sweet, grainy, maybe some sweet corn, a little subtle, and a hint of sulfur in the back. It's a little sweet in the taste, but not bad at all. I'd imagine a few more weeks and this will taste pretty nice, and sharpen up a bit. In the case that it's still too sweet at that point, I'll consider making this again with some additional bittering hops. This is a good base, though.
Altered the estimated hops in the recipe because there's no way it was "way hoppy" as my estimate was suggesting before tasting. I cut it down to 1 oz and the bitterness to gravity ratio seems way more reasonable ("slightly hoppy").
Here's the recipe, if interested. The hops are of course, my best guess (in terms of the pre-hopped content), and after tasting, I think it's a pretty good estimate. I think it's on the money SRM/color wise. I think this can make for a solid, standard pseudo-pilsner that one can experiment with. Remember, do not add the "Generic - Muntons Pilsner" hops (good luck finding them on the market anyway, lol) to the wort as that's my best guess on the pre-hopped content:
Muntons Premium Pilsner (souped-up!) - German Pilsner (Pils) (2A)
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Batch Size 5 gal
Boil Size 1.5 gal
Boil Time 10 minutes (don't boil the pre-hopped can!)
Efficiency 70%
OG 1.042 sg
FG 1.008 sg
ABV 4.4%
Bitterness 24.4 IBU (Tinseth)
Color 4.0 srm (Morey)
Fermentables
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Name Type Amount Mashed Late Yield Color
Muntons Premium Pilsner (LME) Extract 3.300 lb No Yes 78% 5.0 srm
Muntons DME - Extra Light Dry Extract 1.500 lb No No 95% 3.0 srm
Corn Sugar (Dextrose) Sugar 8.000 oz No No 100% 0.0 srm
Total grain: 5.300 lb
Hops
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Name Alpha Amount Use Time Form IBU
Generic - Muntons Pilsner 5.3% 1.000 oz Boil 1.000 hr Pellet 21.7
Crystal 3.6% 0.500 oz Boil 10.000 min Pellet 2.7
Yeasts
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Name Type Form Amount Stage
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Dry 2.23 tsp Primary
Notes
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According to Kegland.com -
Typical Analysis:
Solids: 80-82%
Colour EBC: <8
Bitterness IBU: 17-31
OG: 1036° - 1040°
For bittering hops, I'm just taking an average of their IBU window.