Tom Fontes’ won the 2024 Doug King Memorial Homebrew Competition with this beer that he entered as a New Zealand Pils – despite there being nary a single NZ hop pellet in the recipe. What he made was a fast turn around, crisp and hoppy lager that disappeared in a month’s time and won him a chance to brew it at Lawless Brewing in North Hollywood. (Featured on Episode 163 of the Brew Files)
Recipe Author: Tom Fontes
Beer Style: West Coast Pilsner (Hoppy Pils)
Batch Size: 6.0
Boil Time: 60 minutes
Original Gravity: 1.049
Est Final Gravity: 1.013
IBUs: 43
SRM: 3
ABV: 5%
Malt/Grain/Sugar/Extract:
| 11 lbs |
Origin Classic Pils Malt |
95.5% |
| 0.5 lbs |
CaraPils |
4.5% |
Water Profile
| Ca 98 Mg 11.5 Na 9 Cl 88.5 SO4 160.7 |
Mashing
| Main Rest – 150°F for 60 minutes |
Hops:
| Tettnang |
–% |
7.4 IBU |
60 minutes |
| ID-158 “Pink” |
— |
10 IBUs |
0 minutes |
| ID-158 “Pink” |
— |
25.3 IBUs |
Whirlpool 165-180°F for 15-20 minutes |
| ID-158 “Pink” |
— |
4.0 oz |
Dry Hop for 7 days |
| HBC 586 |
|
1.5 oz |
Dry Hop for 7 days |
| Mosaic Cryo |
|
0.5 oz |
Dry Hop for 7 days |
Yeast:
Misc:
| ALDC at knockout |
| Yeast Nutrient at pitch |
| ALDC at Dry Hop |
Notes:
Chill wort to 55°F at pitch.
Ferment for 3 days at 58°F
Let rise to 68°F for the remainder and then dry hop. |
