Out Brewing Holsten Pils

[earthwormgaz]

Ay up,

The Mrs' Dad won't drink anything but Holsten Pils. My German mate tells me it's not even the best beer to come out of Germany, although I do think they still have the "purity law"?

Anyway, I thought it might be a challenge to brew a Holsten beater! Have I got any chance of out-Holstening Holsten?

Any recipe suggestions? Surely home brew can triumph over this commercial beer?! :lol:

 

[Dave1970]

are you talking kits, partial mash or all grain?

 

[earthwormgaz]

Oops, sorry duck, I meant all grain. I'm thinking of something in the same style as Holsten, but probably more like it used to be before it became a big commercial outfit. I'm sure you get the gist.

 

[Swift Pint]

oooh, hard to choose as theres so many great styles in Germany.
If you are after a HP alternative then just go for a standard pilsner. I'd be tempted to go for something with a bit more flavour, like an Oktoberfest.

I'm afraid I cant really help with recipes - i tend to avoid brewing lagers as I dont have the ability to control fermentation temperature - a must if you're brewing a lager!

 

[Dave1970]

there's a recipe here on Jims

 

[earthwormgaz]

Hmm, okay, the only control I'd have over temperature is "inside", "inside next to the radiator" or "outside". So I won't be able to brew lager then?

 

[Dave1970]

that's right, you need pretty tight control over temperature, both during fermentation & conditioning for proper lager
I would think you might get something lager like if you used the same grains & hops but used a fairly neutral ale yeast like US-05 or White Labs WLP001 California Ale Yeast...not tried lager myself, on the to do list, someone on here must've tried similar

 

[Dr. B]

If he won't drink anything but that awful muck, then there's not much help for him!

Try him on a can of Carling, he's clearly got no taste buds :wha:

 

[earthwormgaz]

It's far from the worst (or is that würst) lager I've had to be fair. That said, I prefer English ales every time, so what would I know :)

 

[Dr. B]

Heh, I was joking (mostly) but it isn't a patch on any real german lager or german beer.

You might be able to win him round with a real beer of similar style, though, so good luck!