Best German Pilsner malt?

[hopfenundmalz]

@denny

@blatz

There is nothing better available to us than Weyermann Barke Pilsner in my experience.

Most are decent to very good but the Barke is sublime.

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More like your taste, Paul.  I have tried the Barke and I prefer others.  Any question like this comes down to personal preference, not an absolute.

Barke works great in a Helles and other Bavarian beers. It is not my choice for a dry Pilsner where I want the hops to shine.

Based on brewing with different German beers, and living and traveling in Germany for 2 years of my life.

Edit - we always talk about the Malts we can get, which is a small subset of the maltsters in Germany. For example, there are 4 maltsters in the little
City of Bamberg.

[HopDen]

I made several good Helles batches with Viking Pilsner.

Viking is on my list of malts to try.

[denny]

@hopfenundmalz

@denny

@blatz

There is nothing better available to us than Weyermann Barke Pilsner in my experience.

Most are decent to very good but the Barke is sublime.

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More like your taste, Paul.  I have tried the Barke and I prefer others.  Any question like this comes down to personal preference, not an absolute.

Barke works great in a Helles and other Bavarian beers. It is not my choice for a dry Pilsner where I want the hops to shine.

Based on brewing with different German beers, and living and traveling in Germany for 2 years of my life.

Edit - we always talk about the Malts we can get, which is a small subset of the maltsters in Germany. For example, there are 4 maltsters in the little
City of Bamberg.

Yep.  I didn’t mention Mecca Grade Pelton.  It’s a great malts, may be my fave, but most people can’t get it.  And great point about how different malts are good for different styles.

[system]

Brewing a Pilsner tomorrow.
Trying to up my game and use better ingredients.

4.25 Gal CORRECTION
8 lb  Weyermann Floored Bohemian Pilsner Malt
1/2 lb Great Western White Wheat
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops- Pellets (3.2%) (60 min) CORRECTION
Nottingham

First time using this Pilsner and Hops.

[Silver_Is_Money]

Brewing a Pilsner tomorrow.
Trying to up my game and use better ingredients.

4.5 Gal
8 lb  Weyermann Floored Bohemian Pilsner Malt
1/2 lb Great Western White Wheat
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops- Pellets (4%) (60-50-40 min)
Nottingham

First time using this Pilsner and Hops.

If you can keep the fermenter at 52 degrees F. the Nottingham should make for a nice clean Pilsner.

[system]

@Silver_Is_Money

Brewing a Pilsner tomorrow.
Trying to up my game and use better ingredients.

4.5 Gal
8 lb  Weyermann Floored Bohemian Pilsner Malt
1/2 lb Great Western White Wheat
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops- Pellets (4%) (60-50-40 min)
Nottingham

First time using this Pilsner and Hops.

If you can keep the fermenter at 52 degrees F. the Nottingham should make for a nice clean Pilsner.

Basement is a steady 55 degrees 

[Robertestein05_gmail.com (Robert)]

@Silver_Is_Money

Brewing a Pilsner tomorrow.
Trying to up my game and use better ingredients.

4.5 Gal
8 lb  Weyermann Floored Bohemian Pilsner Malt
1/2 lb Great Western White Wheat
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops- Pellets (4%) (60-50-40 min)
Nottingham

First time using this Pilsner and Hops.

If you can keep the fermenter at 52 degrees F. the Nottingham should make for a nice clean Pilsner.

Basement is a steady 55 degrees 

That will take the fermentation temperature into the low 60s.

[system]

@Silver_Is_Money

Brewing a Pilsner tomorrow.
Trying to up my game and use better ingredients.

4.5 Gal
8 lb  Weyermann Floored Bohemian Pilsner Malt
1/2 lb Great Western White Wheat
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops- Pellets (4%) (60-50-40 min)
Nottingham

First time using this Pilsner and Hops.

If you can keep the fermenter at 52 degrees F. the Nottingham should make for a nice clean Pilsner.

Basement is a steady 55 degrees 

That will take the fermentation temperature into the low 60s.

I know where your going with this, internal wort vs ambient, mine briefly varies 2-3 degrees tops.
Using the concrete basement floor is like a giant heatsink.

[Robertestein05_gmail.com (Robert)]

Using the concrete basement floor is like a giant heatsink.

Cool!  (Literally!)

[system]

Using the concrete basement floor is like a giant heatsink.

Cool!  (Literally!)

Just checked basement floor, its at 53 degrees

[ynotbrusum]

@ynotbrusum

@rburrelli

I’ll reserve judgement as I currently have a Bo Pils with Barke fermenting. First time using it.

I have a Sedoka (Sekoda? I can’t remember) Czech Pils malt that I just got from my LHBS to try on a BoPils.  This weekend I intend to give it a try.

Sekado

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Thanks - you got it!

[majorvices]

@ynotbrusum

Best is up there in my book,  Weyermann is a close second and in a pinch, Avengard is pretty solid.

Agree with Best and Weyermann. Had to switch away from Avengard at the brewery due to major issues (extra chaff, grain dust) and several super sacks filled with bugs. My experience. Price was great I admit.

[coolman26]

I do not like Avengard, just me. I like Weyermann and Best. I’ve not had a chance to use Barke.  My new Kolsch is 70% Best 25% Great Western.

[purduekenn]

My favorite is Mecca Pelton Pilsner Malt you can get it from Northern Brewer. I also like Weyermann Barke Pilsner and their floor malted Bohemian Pilsner.

[Rfox2014]

Just picked up a sack of swaen pilsner malt. How does this hold up using 100% for a helles or german lager?

[denny]

I stopped using Weyermann quite a few years ago because it had a grassy taste I didn’t care for. If you can find it, Crisp Hana is stunningly good. One of my favorite pils malts isn’t German at all…Rahr North Star pils.

[BrewBama (Dwain)]

I agree: W Pils is too grassy for me as well.

[andyfarke]

Viking pilsner malts are pretty good to my tastes. I get a sack of the Pilsner Zero malt from time to time (our LHBS carries them), and it’s nice and clean and has a good balance of “malty” and “not in the way of everything else.”