NOB Pilsner No. 1

Here is the beauty of our Pilsner craft beer:

Tonight we were due to have a taste of the Pilsner and the head off to the football (that is round balls not the AFL nonsense down here) however due to a change of plan I was left to crack one open on my own. The beer has been bottled for only twelve days so it is a little early, yet I am not disappointed.

It is a nice rich copper colour with a faint hop aroma, tastes wonderfully clean and refreshing. We went with 50g of saaz hops and it seems the fermentation and racking must have taken some of the strength out as there is a hint of saaz but inside a rounded pils taste. As you might have guessed I am a very happy brewer!

We deliberatly under carbonated this with the aim of trying to get the head spot on, the one I opened was a smaller bottle and was lightly fizzy yet the head did not retain well. The glass I was using has been through a normal dishwasher so that could have been the cause.

I cant wait to get Co-Brewer Nick to try one of these as I know he will be over the moon. So cheers to Nick, the bloke on the homebrew forum who mentioned the foundations of the recipe (”try it, its filth”), the Czechs for having a place called Pilsen , to ‘good’ King Wenceslas as well who in 1290 persuaded the pope to allow brewing again and then granted 260 Pilsen families the right to brew!

All of whom in a roundabout way have led me to having a nice half this afternoon