I just picked up a sack of this from my LHBS, which bought it from its distributor with me in mind. Can anyone tell me their experiences with this malt? It’s totally new to me…
I have used GW Pils for years as well as their domestic 2 row and Munich. I haven’t heard it called Idaho Pilsner. I use the Pils mostly for light colored IPA as in East Coast style. I do brew some lager with it. It is a great malt for me and a huge value where I live Utah.
The Idaho is different from the Pilsner per their website, it’s from a specific, single Idaho barley. I too am interested in info on any newer, less commodity-like US malts worth trying.
I just got a bag of it, but haven’t had a chance to use it yet either. I’m told that they intend it to be a Weyermann competitor.
What is the price point on something like that?
My LHBS has it for $1.15 per pound. Reg GW 2 row is $1.05. It is a small premium but not excessive. Much cheaper than Weyerman. I’m planning to try it in my next lager.
Brewing a SMaSH pilsner on the 4th with GW Pure Idaho pils, and Liberty hops. I let you know how it turns out.
My all Idapils German pils was ready in 10 days and absolutely delicious.
Thumbs up here, too. I just tapped a mid-May brewed (LODO) Idaho Pure Pilsner, fermented with S-189. My palate says it has a slightly sweeter profile than Weyermann, but not offensively sweet or anything nearing cloying. I did not do head to head blind triangle testing, so take this as purely anecdotal comments.
These specialty malts are going to catch on, I believe.
That’s the same thing I thpught…sweet but not in a negative way. Big malt flavor.
As long as it doesn’t taste like potatoes!