N.T.S. Faux Pilsner

I brewed my 2nd Shoddy Pale Ale. The plan was to use my Lithuanian Farmhouse yeast that I got from a local brewery.

However, somehow I killed off that yeast and it wouldn't take off. (see Shoddy Pale Ale Take II (Batch 294) )

I didn't really believe it, and since I had the yeast, I decided to give it a try.

What does N.T.S. Stand for?

Nocturnal Tired Spider?

Napping Troll Saint?

Night Time Sleep?

Never Try Slime?

Not Too Special?

Nachos Take Slop?

Nefarious Taco Soup?

Naval Troublesome Snake?

Nepotism Tributes Socialism?

Nuclear Training System?

Napoleon Tried Sheep?

Northern Telescope Snow?

Not The Same?

Nothing To Say?  

Not To Scale?

Needless To Say?

Note To Self?

Number the stars?

Not Too Shabby?

Norad Tracks Santa?

Note the Sarcasm?

As it turns out, the resulting beer was good, but I would not call it pilsner-like. The Voss yeast had a lemony ester that was nice, but it just didn't taste like a pilsner.

My second batch of this beer was a double batch that I split into two fermentors. One used the Voss yeast fermented at a high temperature. The other was fermented with a lager yeast at traditional lager temperatures.

For more information about this beer, see Sheppy's Blog: NTS.

For more information about Kveik yeast, see Sheppy's Blog: Kveik

NTS Faux Pilsner (double batch) --- Batch 2

Style		Experimental Beer		Batch Size		11.00 gal
Type		All Grain		Boil Size		13.44 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency		70.00		Boil Time		60 minutes

Recipe Characteristics

Recipe Gravity		1.047 SG		Estimated FG		1.011 SG
Recipe Bitterness		26.1 IBUs (Rager)		Alcohol by Volume		4.8 %
BU : GU		0.552
Recipe Color		3.6 SRM		Color
Measured OG:		1.047		Measured FG:		1.010
ADF:		78.1		Measured ABV:		4.9

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amt	Name	Type	#	%/IBU	Volume
15.66 gal	Denver, Colorado	Water	1	-	-
12.00 g	Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash)	Water Agent	2	-	-
4.00 g	Calcium Chloride (Mash)	Water Agent	3	-	-
3.00 tsp	Lactic Acid (Mash)	Water Agent	4	-	-
18 lbs	Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM)	Grain	5	90.0 %	1.41 gal
2 lbs	Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)	Grain	6	10.0 %	0.16 gal
1.000 oz	Magnum [13.20 %] - Boil 40.0 min	Hop	7	20.9 IBUs	-
2.00 Items	Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)	Fining	8	-	-
2.000 oz	Saaz [3.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min	Hop	9	2.4 IBUs	-
2.000 oz	Tettnang, U.S. [3.90 %] - Boil 5.0 min	Hop	10	2.7 IBUs	-
2.0 pkg	Voss Kveik Ale Yeast (Lallemand #- ) [50.28 ml]	Yeast	11	-	-
1.00 tsp	Gelatin (Bottling 1.0 days)	Fining	12	-	-

Mash Profile

Mash Steps

Name	Description	Step Temperature	Step Time
Mash In	Add 25.00 qt of water at 163.7 F	152.0 F	60 min

Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash tun , 4.80gal, 4.80gal) of 168.0 F water

Recipe Notes
Nobel Tettnang and Saaz. Lager - like recipe fermented with Voss Kveik yeast.
If harvesting yeast from previous batch, make 6 cup starter a day or two before brew day.
Brewing salts in the mash water. This should bring Denver water profile (as defined by BeerSmith) to
Ca=90,Mg=14,Na=21,SO4=156,Cl=66,HCO3=104
Acid addition based on BeerSmith predicted pH. Should lower from 5.7 to 5.4.
Mash and boil as directed
"Chill" to around 85 degrees. Rack half of the wort to fermentor and add Kveik yeast. Keep warm for 2 to 3 days.
Chill the rest of the beer to close to 50 as possible. Rack to fermentor and add lager yeast. Ferment cold for a few days and then let rise to ambient.
Keg. Add geletin after a day or two in the refridgerator.
Carbonate and drink.

Brewing Record

Brew Date:				Strike Temp:
Mash Temps:
Pre-boil OG		(1.041 SG)		Pre-boil Vol		(13.44 gal)
Actual Mash Efficiency				Pitch Temp
Fermentation
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