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Too Hoppy for Style 
(14 ratings)
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| Brewer: Kim Odland | |
| Batch Size: 5.94 gal | Style: German Pilsner (Pils) ( 2A) |
| Boil Size: 7.49 gal | Style Guide: BJCP 2008 |
| Color: 3.5 SRM | Equipment: Boilermaker |
| Bitterness: 33.6 IBUs | Boil Time: 90 min |
| Est OG: 1.047 (11.8° P) | Mash Profile: Temperature Mash, 2 Step, Light Body |
| Est FG: 1.012 SG (3.0° P) | Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage |
| ABV: 4.7% | Taste Rating: 30.0 |
| Amount | Name | Type | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 lbs 13.10 oz | Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 1 |
| 7.05 oz | Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 |
| 3.53 oz | Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) | Grain | 3 |
| 0.35 oz | Citra [12.0%] - First Wort | Hops | 4 |
| 0.35 oz | Amarillo Gold [8.5%] - Boil 30 min | Hops | 5 |
| 0.50 tsp | Protafloc Granulates (Boil 15 min) | Misc | 6 |
| 0.35 oz | Amarillo Gold [8.5%] - Boil 15 min | Hops | 7 |
| 0.50 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15 min) | Misc | 8 |
| 0.35 oz | Amarillo Gold [8.5%] - Boil 10 min | Hops | 9 |
| 0.35 oz | Amarillo Gold [8.5%] - Boil 5 min | Hops | 10 |
| 0.35 oz | Amarillo Gold [8.5%] - Boil 1 min | Hops | 11 |
| 2.0 pkgs | San Francisco Lager (White Labs #WLP810) | Yeast | 12 |
| 0.35 oz | Amarillo Gold [8.5%] - Dry Hop 10 days | Hops | 13 |
| 0.35 oz | Amarillo Gold [8.5%] - Dry Hop 8 days | Hops | 14 |
Taste Notes
A crisp and refreshing lager, something for those warm sommer days. Will benefit of some lagering post fermentation. Crystal clear and hops up front without being too dominating. An easy drinker.Notes
A German pilsner with high alpha American citrus hops? We say - hell yeah!! A German maltbase from Boulder Brewing attacked by the All American hop profile from Black Cat Brewing. Best of Both Worlds - All German Malts - All American Hops! First Collab brew from Black Cat Brewing and Boulder Brewing.Ratings
Award winner 
by Odland
Too Hoppy for Style just won first place in a Norwegian Summer Ale competition.
Tasty beer
by bernts
Although the name is " To hoppy for style" this is a well brewed beer with great balance and a crisp finish
Lovely crisp lager
by buckman
lovely lager !! great crisp taste, only been in the bottle for 4 weeks so should get even better !!
very good lager. Done a brew with this recipe and one with adding a little east kent goldings and cascade for dryhopping and 1min boil. Also very nice for these sommer days...
Great recipe
by TheFunkyMonk
Easily the best beer I've brewed to date. Big hit with all my friends; this keg won't last long.
Clean and Crispy
by wsandoe
First time we brew a lager and this was super nice. Thanks Mr. Black Cat! Hope i can taste your beer in a local Vinmonopol..
Interesting 
by rmiranda
I took this recipe and changed it just a tad. Increased bitterness to 48 IBU, beefed up Munich malt to .75 lbs, added more german pilsner (to get to 5.5%) and dry hopped with 1 oz each of Amarillo and Citra.
The malt and 810 white labs yeast did some magic and is a great combo. It could use a different bittering hop than Cirta. Maybe Casacade or Columbus or even a hop shot. However, what I like about the beer is the intense aroma. It smells and tastes fruity and almost pear like.
I'd brew again, but probably add a hop shot for 60min.
Great summer lager
by Aleksander_BCrisp and clean lager. Great aromas from the hops and the bitterness is just right. Need to adjust the flavor hops next time, then this brew is a winner!
NB. It turns out it was a winner after all ;-)