Brewed the same pilsner I brewed back in March. It was the best lager I ever brewed. I feel like the precision around the process and extra care around the calculations was the difference maker. I’m optimistic I had the same experience today. Same recipe. A little low on the gravity at 1.046ish but with a target of 1.048 this is close enough. The volumes appeared to work out appropriately although the post boil volume was about a half gallon heavy. This probably is what caused the slight variation on gravity. We’ll see if it impacts the final product. Going to chill the wort and the starter overnight and pitch at 45F.

Update November 8, 2020

The final gravity was 1.0086ish per the calculator. Roughly 5% ABV. The beer is spectacularly clear, even before the refining agent that I put in the keg.(gelatin) It’s extremely bright and beautiful. This certainly confirms that all the precision around brewing this beer is what makes it a success. Amazing. I feel like 5-10 years ago I used to try to be precise in brewing this beer. But I can remember how I just didn’t have all the little things I have today in terms of knowledge, equipment and ability to adjust. Put it in a keg today and looking forward to enjoying it at Thanksgiving with the family.

Update November 27, 2020

This beer came out fantastically crisp, clear and clean. Everything you expect out of a good pilsner. Everyone in the family certainly enjoyed it for the holiday. I feel like it could be in my head but for whatever reason I suspect the slightly lighter gravity made a difference as I preferred the first batch earlier this year. Could just be expectations though. Either way this will be a great beer over the next month to compliment the Janet’s brown.