Mitch Steele joins me from New Realm brewing to discuss variations in Craft Pilsners as well as how to brew a great Pilsner at home.
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Topics in This Week’s Episode (47:39)
- This week I welcome back Mitch Steele. Mitch is author of the book IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes and the Evolution of India Pale Ale (Amazon affiliate link). Mitch is also the former brewmaster at Stone brewing and is COO and Brewmaster at New Realm Brewing Co in Atlanta, Georgia where he has won many national awards for his beers.
- We discuss what is new at New Realm Brewing, including his current locations.
- Mitch introduces today’s topic which is Craft pilsners, starting with the classic North German Pils.
- We discuss how the North German Pils differs from the traditional Czech pilsner like Pilsner Urquell or Budvar.
- Next Mitch tells us about Italian Pilsners which are an interesting specialty beer.
- We move on to US Craft breweries which have started brewing Craft Pilsners in large numbers, and how those differ from some of the European Pilsners.
- As craft Pilsners have grown, we’re starting to see new styles emerge. We discuss a few of these starting with Imperial Pilsners.
- Mitch tells us about the India Pale Lager (IPL) which is a cross between a Pilsner and an IPA.
- Next we discuss West Coast Pilsners which are also hoppy Pilsners in the US West Coast style.
- Mitch tells us about Cold IPAs, which I discussed in a bit more detail in episode #320 with John Palmer.
- We talk about brewing a Pilsner and other lagers at home and Mitch offers some tips on how you can do it using selected yeasts without having tight temperature control.
- Mitch shares where you can his find New Realm beers, and his closing thoughts.
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