Hobo BoHo Pilsner

The following beer recipe is featured in the May/June 2019 issue of Zymurgy magazine. Access this issue along with the archives with Zymurgy Online!

This recipe appears in Denny and Drew’s book Simple Homebrewing, available from Brewers Publications.

Here’s a simple recipe where the whole character changes based on the water. Please note, although this recipe is for a lager, you can substitute a clean, neutral ale yeast and see the same effect. The decoction schedule specified is traditional, but hardly necessary. For a simpler brew day, perform a single infusion mash at 150°F (65.6°C) before proceeding to mash out or straight to the lauter.