Let's Brew Wednesday - 1990 Youngs Pilsner Lager

Here’s a fun one. A parti-gyled Lager. As this was brewed together with the weaker London Lager above.

Obviously, it has the same simple recipe as London Lager. Just lager malt in the grist. Interestingly, it’s brewed at classic Pilsner strength: 1048º or 12º Plato. That’s definitely atypical for UK-brewed versions of the style.  Which were rarely above 1040º. And often quite a way lower. Like, closer to 1030º.

I’m not totally sure what the name of this beer was. It’s just “PL” in the brewing record. I’ve guessed “Pilsner Lager”. But it could also be “Premium Lager”. Or something else entirely.

I doubt this underwent any actual lagering. 

1990 Youngs Pilsner Lager
lager malt	10.50 lb	100.00%
Styrian Goldings 60 min	1.50 oz
Styrian Goldings 10 min	0.67 oz
OG	1048
FG	1011.5
ABV	4.83
Apparent attenuation	76.04%
IBU	25
SRM	3
Mash at	147º F
Sparge at	165º F
Boil time	60 minutes
pitching temp	52.5º F
Yeast	Wyeast 2042 Danish lager

Listen to brewer John Hatch explain how they brewed at Youngs in the 1990s.