[beersk]

I think I may be upgrade my kegerator situation soon to a decent sized chest freezer so I can have space for 3 beers on tap and a few kegs lagering. I need to be brewing more lagers.
I had New Glarus Edel-Pils this weekend and MAN! is that good beer. It has the distinctive flavor I'm after. And speaking of New Glarus, I went to the brewery on Sunday. Felt like a pilgrimage, just a stellar experience.

[bluesman]

I have a Munich Helles that's been lagering on the yeast for a couple of weeks. I plan to keg it this weekend and start a German Pilsner with the yeast cake from the Helles.

Love them German Lagers!

[beersk]

I have a Munich Helles that's been lagering on the yeast for a couple of weeks. I plan to keg it this weekend and start a German Pilsner with the yeast cake from the Helles.

Love them German Lagers!

What's your preferred yeast for those beers?

[davidgzach]

I have a Munich Helles that's been lagering on the yeast for a couple of weeks. I plan to keg it this weekend and start a German Pilsner with the yeast cake from the Helles.

Love them German Lagers!

What's your preferred yeast for those beers?

I used WLP860 for my Helles and it was about as close to (my personal) perfection as I've come!  4 of us hit that sixtel and it was gone in about 3 hours.......

Damn good yeast.....I hope you can find one as it's their Platinum Series for March and April release.

I would use 2001 or 2206 otherwise.  Ron, what about you?

Dave

[nateo]

262 days until I'm in Munich. I can't wait!

[davidgzach]

262 days until I'm in Munich. I can't wait!

VERY jealous!

Dave

[nateo]

VERY jealous!

Dave

You should come visit! I'll probably have the tiniest shoebox apartment ever (well, probably not as bad as Tokyo), but you're welcome to a few feet of floor. I might even have a couch!

[beersk]

VERY jealous!

Dave

You should come visit! I'll probably have the tiniest shoebox apartment ever (well, probably not as bad as Tokyo), but you're welcome to a few feet of floor. I might even have a couch!

Moving there indefinitely or temporarily? Pretty lucky, dude.

I'd like to try the pilsner yeast, that's the WY2001, right? How is it in dunkels or schwarzbiers?

[nateo]

Moving there indefinitely or temporarily? Pretty lucky, dude.

Temporarily for sure, maybe indefinitely, if I can swing it. I'll be in Aachen for my last semester of grad school, and I have a friend in Munich who might be able to get me a gig at his bank after I graduate. He also might be able to get me an internship there before I go to Aachen, it's all kind of up in the air right now.

I'm super excited. In Aachen, I'll have a bus/rail pass from school for the whole state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, so I'm planning on spending a lot of time in Köln and Düsseldorf, and making some trips to Belgium too.

[HoosierBrew]

Moving there indefinitely or temporarily? Pretty lucky, dude.

Temporarily for sure, maybe indefinitely, if I can swing it. I'll be in Aachen for my last semester of grad school, and I have a friend in Munich who might be able to get me a gig at his bank after I graduate. He also might be able to get me an internship there before I go to Aachen, it's all kind of up in the air right now.

I'm super excited. In Aachen, I'll have a bus/rail pass from school for the whole state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, so I'm planning on spending a lot of time in Köln and Düsseldorf, and making some trips to Belgium too.

That's amazing.  I'm very envious!

[nateo]

That's amazing.  I'm very envious!

I'll keep everyone posted, and if anyone wants to come visit, they're more than welcome.

I'm hoping to get a much better idea of what German lagers are "supposed" to taste like.

[davidgzach]

Yes, 2001 is the Pilsner Urquell yeast.  Have only used it in BoPils so far but it's great.

[Thirsty_Monk]

That's amazing.  I'm very envious!

I'll keep everyone posted, and if anyone wants to come visit, they're more than welcome.

I'm hoping to get a much better idea of what German lagers are "supposed" to taste like.

That is open invite. I am in

[nateo]

That is open invite. I am in

If you make it over, let's go to the Czech Rep. too! I don't speak any Czech, so that'd be super convenient.

[beersk]

Nice. Sounds like a great opportunity. I'd be super nervous about that, learning another language and another culture. Just a huge adjustment. Hopefully you'll be able to get homebrewing supplies when you need them.