Czech Saaz
Traditional Czech Saaz hops are most commonly chosen for aromatic additions to Pilsners and Lagers, but also work well in Light Ales and Belgians. Though alpha acids are low, they are used for both bittering and an aroma of pleasant earthy, herbal and floral notes. You can finish just about any Lager recipe with this versatile hop. Even though it has a low alpha-acid content you will find many traditional recipes using this hop for both bittering and for flavor/aroma additions.
Extract brew and highest ABV so far. An attempt to brew one of my favorite styles.
Ingredients were from Beer and Wine Maker of America. Recipe is from Jamil Z.
First time using a malt from Admiral, so keeping the recipe really simple to let the malt shine through.
I'm hoping to brew more often, and will need something to replace the Scotch Ale (CC). This should be fairly similar to (AX), but some of the Pilsner malt will be from Mecca Grade and some of the roasted malts will be replaced by the barrel aged malt. Also, I'll try to up the pH of the water in order to round out the finish a bit more than last time. Finally, I'm going to do a second beer with the second runnings.
Similar to: Black Ruby (Baltic Porter) (AX)