Style: Bohemian Pilsener

All Styles

Style Profile based on 294 recipes

BU:GU

0.59

Hops

5.5 g/L

Mash pH

5.55

Dry Hop

0.2 g/L

Style Guidelines GABF 2015
OG
1.044 1.056
1.052
FG
1.014 1.02
1.012
IBU
30 45
31
ABV
4.1% 5.1%
5.3%
SRM
3 7
Description

Bohemian Pilseners are straw to light amber. There should be no chill haze. Its head should be dense and rich. A toasted, biscuit-like, bready malt aroma with low levels of fermented malt derived sulfur compounds may be evident. Very low diacetyl and DMS aromas, if perceived, are characteristic of this style and both may accent malt aroma. Hop aroma is low to medium-low, deriving from noble-type hops. Slightly sweet malt character is evident. Toasted, biscuit-like, and/or bready malt flavors along with low levels of fermented malt derived sulfur compounds may be evident. Hop flavor is low to medium-low, deriving from noble-type hops. Hop bitterness is medium. Very low levels of diacetyl and DMS flavors, if perceived, are characteristic of this style. Body is medium.

Typical Grain Bill

% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%

Common Additions

% of Bohemian Pilsener recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.41 g/L 1.5 g/L
0.79 g/L
Flavour
0.39 g/L 1.62 g/L
0.76 g/L
Aroma
0.34 g/L 1.45 g/L
0.74 g/L
Whirlpool
0.42 g/L 1.37 g/L
0.76 g/L
Dry Hop
0.45 g/L 1.37 g/L
1.03 g/L
Common Hops

% of Bohemian Pilsener recipes using each hop

Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2019
1.09 g/L 1.28 g/L
1.19 g/L
2020
1.06 g/L 2.35 g/L
1.71 g/L
2021
1.35 g/L 1.35 g/L
1.35 g/L
2022
0.69 g/L 1.14 g/L
0.92 g/L
2023
0.3 g/L 0.37 g/L
0.36 g/L
2024
1.24 g/L 1.87 g/L
1.49 g/L

dated Bohemian Pilsener recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Mash Profile
  • 62% Single Infusion
  • 22% Step Mash
  • 16% Decoction

81 recipes with mash data

Typical Water Profile
  • 23 ppm Ca²⁺
  • 3 ppm Mg²⁺
  • 8 ppm Na⁺
  • 20 ppm Cl⁻
  • 10 ppm SO₄²⁻
  • 25 ppm HCO₃⁻

median across recipes with a declared water profile