Style: Bohemian Pilsener

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Style Profile based on 293 recipes

BU:GU

0.59

Hops

5.5 g/L

Mash pH

5.55

Dry hop

0.2 g/L

Style Guidelines GABF 2015

1.044 1.056

1.052

1.014 1.02

1.012

IBU

30 45

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

78% Pilsner
13% Pale
4% Crystal
4% Toast

% 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

0.37 g/L 1.37 g/L

0.68 g/L

Flavour

0.32 g/L 1.5 g/L

0.63 g/L

Aroma

0.3 g/L 1.37 g/L

0.61 g/L

Whirlpool

0.41 g/L 1.37 g/L

0.73 g/L

Dry Hop

0.62 g/L 1.75 g/L

1.37 g/L

Common Hops

% of Bohemian Pilsener recipes using each hop

Common Fermentables

Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

% of Bohemian Pilsener recipes using each strain

Typical Water Profile

Ca²⁺ 23 ppm

Mg²⁺ 3 ppm

Na⁺ 5 ppm

Cl⁻ 19 ppm

SO₄²⁻ 10 ppm

HCO₃⁻ 25 ppm

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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