Club Brew 2025 – Manitoba Pilsner
Recipe Specifications
| Brewhouse Efficiency | 79% |
| Batch Volume | 20 L |
| Boil Time | 75 min |
| Suggested Mash Water | 23.5 L (6.2 Gal) |
| Suggested Sparge Water | 5.5 L (1.5 Gal)) |
| Total Water | 29 L (7.6 Gal) |
| Boil Volume | 24.4 L (6.46 Gal) |
| Pre-Boil Gravity | 1.044 |
| Original Gravity | 1.055 |
| Final Gravity | 1.010 |
| IBU | 39 |
| Strike Temp | 67 °C (153°F) — when grain temp is 22 °C (72°F) |
| Mash Temperature | 64.5 °C (148°F) — 75 min |
| Mash Out | 76 °C (168°F) — 10 min |
Fermentables
| Amount | % | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 4.54 kg (10 lb) | 100% | Scythe Pilsner |
Hops
| Amount | IBU | Name | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 g (1 oz) | 32.2 IBU | Prairie Gem – Cashmere (8.08% AA) | Boil – 60 min |
| 28 g (1 oz) | 6.8 IBU | Prairie Gem – Triumph (9.92% AA) | Whirlpool – 10 min |
Water Profile
Target Profile
| Ca2 | Mg2 | NA | Cl | SO42 | HCO3 |
| 62 | 15 | 50 | 75 | 100 | 20 |
For Winnipeg water, the following additions are suggested:
Mash:
1.0g Gypsum
3.6g Calcium Chloride
0.9g Epsom Salt
2.5 ml Lactic Acid
Yeast
Fermentis Saflager W-34/70 – 1 pkg included with kit.
Ferment between 12°C – 18°C (53.6-64.4°F) – Ideally at the lower end of this range.
If you don’t have the ability to control fermentation temperature, W-34/70 is a relatively forgiving yeast, so you should be fine putting the fermenter in a relatively cool place like a basement or closet.
Other options are pressure fermentation, or using an ale yeast.