New Zealand Motueka Pilsner - Brew Day + Recipe

New Zealand Motueka Pilsner

Recipe specifics:

Style: NZ Pilsner
Batch size: 8.0 l

OG: 1.049
FG: 1.008
Bitterness (IBU): 30.0
Color (SRM): 4.5
ABV: 5.4%

Grain/Sugars:

92.5% Pilsner malt (Gladfields)
5.0% Carahell (Bestmalz)
2.5% Acidulated malt

Hops:

30.00 g Motueka (AA 6.8%, Pellet) 15 min, 30 IBU

70.00 g Motueka (AA 6.8%, Pellet) 0 min, 0.0 IBU (15 minutes 80C hop stand)

Note: Hop quantities are for a finished 8 litre batch, so adjust accordingly for your batch size.

Yeast/Misc:

Calcium Sulphate, 0.3 unit(s), Additive Added during mash
Novalager, 1.0 unit(s), Yeast
Whirfloc, 0.3 unit(s), Fining , boil 10 min

15C fermentation. Once you are a few points from final gravity, start increasing temperature gradually up to 21C and then holding there for 2-3 days for a diaceytl rest

Transfer to keg or bottles, carbonate, chill and enjoy! Cheers 🍻

[aorakiboydog]

Nice simple brew ! Sounded like a Robbie lucky it didn’t fall on your house !

[BrewabitRick]

Looks like it’s going to be a great beer cheers 👍🍻

[hefsbeerreviews]

I love the sound of this one. I think that 1050 is a good OG for a pilsner. I prefer lagers to be around 5% ABV, which you should hit. Great point about experimenting in brewing - it’s part of learning what works best for you. Looking forward to the tasting video. Cheers!

[Dts]

Great brew Dino and it’s going to be another tasty one. I can’t wait to get brewing again but I a have had Covid last two weeks so just no energy at the moment for anything.
Cheers mate and Happy New a year👍

[G-townbrewer]

Sounds great. Happy New Year mate. Cheers 🍻

[StoneyardVineyards]

Just brewed with the motueka hops Finn roo gave me a couple weeks ago It’s in the keg waiting on carbonation . Yours looks tasty Cheers and happy new year again .

[paulschweizer]

I was very impressed with the Novalager yeast too. Very clean finish and good temp range. I don't know about cultivating it or re-pitching from the secondary fermenter. Anybody have experience with it? I may move to the Farmhouse yeast as our temps here in Colorado warm.

[Skid-Baxter]

Great video as always. This is a style folks talk about a lot so it's probably time I brewed one. Never used Motueka but I've got some on hand. I've often thought of getting a hop spider. My local shop has one. But I've heard of brewers getting mixed results. Do you still sometimes use it on your full size batches? Or do you just use it post-boil to strain out debris going into the fermenter? Obviously nothing beats chucking the hops direct into the boil. Cheers!🍺🍻