Homebrew Recipe
Birrificio Italiano Tipopils
- Method:
- All Grain
- Style:
- Italian Pilsner
- Boil Time:
- 90 min.
- Batch Size:
- 5 gal.
- Boil Size:
- 6.5 gal.
- Efficiency:
- 72
- Rating:
- Source:
- Craft Beer and Brewing
- Source Notes:
- June-July 2020 page 73. Agostino Arioli, founder of Birrificio Italiano, provided this homebrew-scale recipe for the beer that inspired "Italian-style" pilsner, an aromatic, floral, dry-hopped pilsner in an elegant frame.
- Notes:
- Mill grains and mash in at room temperature-about 68F. Steadily raise mash to 151F, and rest there 10 minutes. Raise to 162F; rest 20 minutes. Raise to 170F, rest 10 minutes, and mash out. Vorlauf until runnings are clear, then run off into the kettle. Sparge and top up as necessary to get 6.5 gallons of wort - or more, depending on your evaporation rate. Boil for 90 minutes, following the hops schedule. After the boil, chill to 52F, aerate wort, and pitch yeast. Ferment at 55F for about 1 week. After fermentation is complete, crash, add dry hops, and lager at 36F for about 4 weeks. No filtration, no centrifuge, no finings - just cold and time. Spunding is recommended for more natural carbonation. (For more about spunding, see "Gearhead: The Force Behind the Fizz" on beerandbrewing.com.) Serve at 46-50F in a tapered pilsner glass.
Brew Numbers
| OG | FG | ABV | SRM | IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.049 | 1.01 | 5.2 | 0 | 32 |
Fermentables
| Name | Amount | % Grain Bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lager or Pilsner Malt | 8.8 lbs. | 99.02 |
| Notes: German pilsner | ||
| CaraMunich I | 0.0875 lbs. | 0.98 |
| Notes: Calls for 1.4 oz. Caramunich | ||
| Total: | 8.89 lbs. | |
Hops
| Name | Amount | Boil Time | Use | AA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Brewer (GER) | 0.7 oz. | 75 | Boil | 8.7 |
| Perle (GER) | 0.3 oz. | 45 | Boil | 10 |
| Spalt | 0.5 oz. | 0 | Steep | 0 |
| Notes: Spalter Select at flame-out | ||||
| Saphir | 0.25 oz. | 0 | Steep | 0 |
| Notes: At flame-out | ||||
| Spalt | 0.5 oz. | 0 | Dry Hop | 0 |
| Notes: Spalter Select | ||||
| Saphir | 0.25 oz. | 0 | Dry Hop | 0 |
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| Northern Brewer (GER) | 0.7 oz. |
| Perle (GER) | 0.3 oz. |
| Saphir | 0.5 oz. |
| Spalt | 1 oz. |
Yeast
| Name | Lab | Product |
|---|---|---|
| SafLager | Fermentis | W-34/70 |
| Notes: 2 packets | ||
Mash Steps
| Step | Name | Temp | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stepped Mash | 151 | 10 | All Grain |
| Notes: Mash in at room temperature - about 68F. Steadily raise mash to 151F and rest there 10 minutes. | ||||
| 2 | Stepped Mash | 162 | 20 | All Grain |
| Notes: Raise to 162F; rest 20 minutes. | ||||
| 3 | Stepped Mash | 170 | 10 | All Grain |
| Notes: Raise to 170F, rest 10 minutes, and mash out. | ||||
| 4 | Sparge | 170 | 60 | All Grain |
| Notes: Sparge and top up as necessary to get 6.5 gallons of wort - or more depending on your evaporation rate. | ||||