Continental Pilsener

Classic Beer Style Series #2

by Dave Miller

Author and award-winning homebrewer, David Miller examines each country's version of Pilsener, including ingredients and brewing stages. Recipes in the book are designed for both beginners and advanced brewers.

Genres: Beer, Brewing, Food

101 pages, Paperback

First published January 25, 1990

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Reviews

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is fairly thin but included some useful information about making this style of beer.

Overall the recipes suggested seem fine, though the use of caramel malt in a Bohemian Pils doesn’t seem quite right. Its most likely a “cheat” to get the darker colours and flavours from a triple decocted pils a la Urquell though I don’t know how well it would actually work.

It’s a breezy read that doesn’t really require reading from cover to cover. Much can be sped through if you have even a small understanding of the brewing process.

[Jon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Second in the Classic Beer Styles series, and much like the first, although perhaps not as useful. I would have appreciated a little more discussion of reasonable lagering techniques for the homebrewer; the focus seems more on microbrewers with money to blow on equipment, rather than on homebrewers with time to spend on experimenting.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall it is a good book on brewing Pilsners. Good statistical information, valuable to Homebrewing the style.

It is a bit dated, and definitely leans toward European ideas of brewing. The US is left out.

[Paige Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good look at classic pilsner styles. Loved the historical framework. Would like to see more modern applications.