Pale Kellerbier Recipe and Tasting - Homebrew Jar of Destiny

As we come to the end of September, we fire up another Jar of Destiny tasting session. The first of the 11th picks is John's Pale Kellerbier - 2015 BJCP Category 7C.

Kellerbier is a sort of quick turnaround lager that can be very similar to most any classic German Lager you like, but it spends minimal time in the lagering phase of a traditional process.

So it's OK to have a touch of haze and maybe a touch of sulfur.

John focused on Pilsner malt backed up with a little Vienna and biscuit for character. This beer came out clean and refreshing. The nose was mostly the soft malt bill supported with floral or herbal hop character. The flavor was the same nice malt balanced by the hop bitterness and flavor.

Recipe for 5 gallon batch:

Grains:
11 pounds (4.99 kg) of Dingemans Pilsner Malt - 88% of the bill
1 pound (454 g) of Weyermann Vienna Malt - 8% of the bill
8 ounces (227 g) of Dingemans Biscuit Malt - 4% of the bill

Hops:
2 ounces (57 g) of Homegrown Magnum hops (2023 harvest)

Yeast:
1 packet of Saflager W-34/70 Lager yeast
(1 liter starter the day before brew session)

Water: Spring water with 4 grams of gypsum added to the boil

Instructions:
Mashed grains at 150°F (66°C) for 60 minutes
Boiled for 75 minutes
Hops added with 60 minutes to go in boil
Chilled to 60°F (16°C) and pitched yeast
Fermented in keg for 2 weeks in fridge at 60°F (16°C)
Cold crashed over 3 days - 33°F (1°C)
Closed transfer to clean and sanitized keg.
Forced carbonated

Original Gravity: 1.052
Final Gravity: 1.012
ABV: 5.25%

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