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bonjour:

--- Quote ---"Your Father's Moustache" -
a Classic American Pilsner
RECIPE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR 5 GAL
Water: I used 9 gal moderately hard well water, boiled to soften and eliminate bicarbonate alkalinity, racked, and treated with 2 tsp (CaCl2[2H2O]). Target: 60 ppm calcium.

Grain bill: 7 lb American six-row malt (80% of grist), 13/4 lb flaked maize (20% of grist).
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http://www.brewingtechniques.com/library/backissues/issue3.5/renner.html Jeff's recipe

per BJCP style guide

--- Quote ---Ingredients: Six-row barley with 20% to 30% flaked maize to dilute the excessive protein levels. Native American hops such as Clusters, traditional continental noble hops, or modern noble crosses (Ultra, Liberty, Crystal) are also appropriate. Modern American hops such as Cascade are inappropriate. Water with a high mineral content can lead to an inappropriate coarseness in flavor and harshness in aftertaste.
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So I'd say that 25% is adequate, but we do have the ability to deviate form this.

Fred

MDixon:
27% is what I use. 6-row is key IMO. Grainy and corny all wrapped up in a nice little package.

You could always throw a can of creamed or canned corn in the mash for good measure  :P

hopfenundmalz:
Fred included a link to Jeff Renner's "Brewing Techniques" article.

Here is a link to the Zymurgy article on CAP, scroll down about halfway and download the .pdf.  There is also a sidebar about cereal mashing.

http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/zymurgy/free-downloads

tubercle:
Bo?
 

  Welcome, dude ;D

bo_gator:
The current batch is not done lagering yet, so it may improve. I used Danish lager and American lager in a split 12 gallon batch. An interesting side note is the American lager is crystal clear and the  Danish still has yeast haze after 3 weeks lagering

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