Denny, malt from Prostejov Malting is sold thru MCMS. They started to offer it in the fall for the first time. I have never tried it but they have been in business for some time. It is in Moravia region of Czech Republic.
I think I’ll order a bag of the pils to check out. It’s a club bulk order so it’ll take a couple months to get it and by that time it’ll be too warm for me to brew lagers here. I’ll stash it til next winter, so it’ll be a while before I know.
I just ordered a bag of Pilsen from them in a group buy from Country Malt. Just happened to see it at the bottom of the grain list and thought “what the heck!” even though it was a little pricey. I should have it in a couple of weeks and have a BoPils split planned for it right away with 2001 and 2278. I’ll report back.
UPDATE: Apparently this only ships from the Illinois warehouse. I went to pick up my grain at the group buy and they didn’t even let us know it was not available. I was just SOL… >:( Kinda bummed.
Same story here…our club was doing a bulk order and I was informed yesterday that neither the Czech pils or my standard best pils were available. At least I was able to get Best Heidelberg as a sub. It sounds like it’s like the pils but a bit lighter colored.
Sorry to bring back an old thread but how were peoples experiences with this malt? I am thinking of picking up a sack of the pilsner. I haven’t been able to find much information on it.
It’s great. I’ve ordered several sacks from my alternative LHBS that only puts a 30% markup on it. The larger one by me puts closer to 100% so I will not buy grain from them anymore.