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'''BJCP 2021 Style 5D German Pils'''
'''BJCP 2021 Style 5D German Pils'''
Neil says: "I started brewing lagers as my wife doesn't like ales and I wanted to keep her onside with my homebrewing. However, I really enjoy the variety and process of making them, and drinking them especially on hot days like today (29°C)"
Thank you very much to Neil for contributing his recipe to the community.


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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=== Hops ===
=== Hops ===
* Hallertauer Magnum, 17.3% AA, 36 IBU @ First Wort 60min
* Hallertauer Magnum, 17.3% AA, 36 IBU @ First Wort 60min
* 80g Hallertauer Mittlefrueh 4.5% AA in the whirlpool at 80C for 15min


=== Yeast ===
=== Yeast ===
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* Decoction 1: Took 12L of thick mash to decoct and raised to boil temperature over 14 minutes, then boiled for 30 minutes. Remix with mash to hit 70°C.
* Decoction 1: Took 12L of thick mash to decoct and raised to boil temperature over 14 minutes, then boiled for 30 minutes. Remix with mash to hit 70°C.
* Decoction 2: Took 9L of thick mash to decoct and raised to boil over 12 minutes, then boiled for 30 minutes. Remix with mash to hit 76°C.
* Decoction 2: Took 9L of thick mash to decoct and raised to boil over 12 minutes, then boiled for 30 minutes. Remix with mash to hit 76°C.
* Add additional 80ml Phosphoric acid to mash.
* Add additional 80ml 10% Phosphoric acid to mash during the sparge.
* Fly sparge with 45L to hit 74L in boil at pH 5.32
* Fly sparge with 45L to hit 74L in boil at pH 5.32


=== Boil ===
=== Boil ===
* 60 minutes
* Add 75ml 10% Phosphoric acid before boil to hit pH 4.9
* Add 75ml Phosphoric acid after boil.
* 60 minutes boil


=== Ferment ===
=== Ferment ===

Revision as of 19:25, 19 June 2026

By Neil Werdmuller Von Elgg

Recipe is part of Recipe Index

BJCP 2021 Style 5D German Pils

Neil says: "I started brewing lagers as my wife doesn't like ales and I wanted to keep her onside with my homebrewing. However, I really enjoy the variety and process of making them, and drinking them especially on hot days like today (29°C)"

Thank you very much to Neil for contributing his recipe to the community.

Awards

Lager Than Life 2026 (Pillars Brewery, London)

1st - Best of Show

1st - Pale, Crisp and Bitter

Statistics

  • Batch Size 60 Litres
  • Boil Size 74 Litres
  • ABV 5.2%
  • IBU 38
  • OG 1.048
  • FG 1.009

Ingredients

Water

  • Mash water is 45 litres RO water acidified with 150ml 10% phosphoric acid
  • Gypsum and Calcium Chloride salts added to mash liquor to hit mash profile of Ca2+ 73; Mg2+ 10; Na+ 0; Cl- 66; SO42- 104; HCO3- 1

Malt

  • 9.6kg Simpsons Lager Malt
  • 1.2kg Crisp #7 Chit Malt
  • 0.6kg Muntons Maris Otter Extra Pale
  • 0.4kg Dingemans Munich

Hops

  • Hallertauer Magnum, 17.3% AA, 36 IBU @ First Wort 60min
  • 80g Hallertauer Mittlefrueh 4.5% AA in the whirlpool at 80C for 15min

Yeast

  • WHCLAB Einstein - Yeast slurry from previous beer

Process

Mash

  • Double Decoction
  • 62C starting mash temperature
  • Should be at pH 5.4 after 10 minutes.
  • Decoction 1: Took 12L of thick mash to decoct and raised to boil temperature over 14 minutes, then boiled for 30 minutes. Remix with mash to hit 70°C.
  • Decoction 2: Took 9L of thick mash to decoct and raised to boil over 12 minutes, then boiled for 30 minutes. Remix with mash to hit 76°C.
  • Add additional 80ml 10% Phosphoric acid to mash during the sparge.
  • Fly sparge with 45L to hit 74L in boil at pH 5.32

Boil

  • Add 75ml 10% Phosphoric acid before boil to hit pH 4.9
  • 60 minutes boil

Ferment

  • Start ferment at 10°C and 10psi pressure for 8 days
  • Raised 1°C per day to 14°C, start spunding up to 20psi for 7 days
  • Crash to 2°C for 8 days
  • Lager at 4°C for 1 month.

Serving

  • Acidify beer with 8ml Phosphoric acid to hit pH 4.36