Budweiser Budvar Undermodified Malt - St. Patrick's of Texas

Controlling Final Gravity
One of the fundamental distinctions between
Czech and German lagers is the residual
maltiness. German lagers are generally drier.
This is primarily due to yeast and lagering
temperatures. Yeasts and temperatures for
German beer yield a drier final beer because
of slow fermentation during lagering.
Bohemian pilsners use yeast and temperatures
to leave residual sweetness and
mouthfeel. This is one of the most significant
aspects of Czech brewing that I learned
during these trips.
Homebrewers who keg their beer can very
closely mimic Czech lagering and crash the
yeast with a good temperature controlled
fridge. It is difficult for bottle conditioned
homebrew to retain this residual maltiness.
However, here is my suggested approach.
Bottling. Use 1 cup corn sugar as usual but
you will need fresh yeast pack added with
priming solution (because initial yeast will
be inactive due to long cold period). Monitor
carbonation daily beginning third or
fourth day. When desired carbonation is
reached, chill bottles to 0-3°C for at least a
week to crash yeast.
Brewing Dark Czech Lager
There are a few differences in mashing when
brewing dark lagers.
•All the rests are 5-10 minutes longer.
•Black malt is not boiled--it is added during
last rest only.
14°P (1.056) dark lager.
Here’s recipe for Moravian dark lager that I
took off brew log.
44% pils malt (undermodified)
44% light munich malt
10% 55 lovibond crystal malt
2% black patent malt
This recipe equates (depending on yield) to
4.4 lbs pils, 4.4 lbs munich, 1 lb crystal, 3 oz
black patent for 5 gallons.
Hops: 3 equal additions of 1 oz Czech Saaz
for 5 gallons.
Just add water.
Czech barley with
Czech Saaz (Zatec) in
background. Took this
just outside Zatec.
Hop harvest was
about 2 weeks away as
seen in cones. We now
import Saaz directly
from Czech Republic.
Hops direct from Czech Republic Another St. Pats exclusive
Zatec Saaz Zatec Bor Zatec Sladek
Czech hops, like German, are named both by the region in which they are grown and variety.
There are 3 hop regions in the Czech Republic and Saaz variety is grown in all, but those
grown in the Zatec region, Zatec Saaz, are the most prized. We now import Zatec Saaz hops
directly. Saaz hops available elsewhere may be grown in one of the other less desirable
regions. We also are pleased to introduce 2 other hops to North America, Bor and Sladek.
Sladek is the Czech word for brewer and maltster. Both are bittering hops although Sladek is
used as a middle addition hop. It has a spicy aroma similar to Saaz.
Available mid September
Bor (6.8% AA) and Sladek (4.9% AA)
Pellets $2.50/3 oz $5.75/9 oz $8.00/lb
Budweiser Budvar Shirts and Caps
only at St. Pats. Budweiser Budvar cannot
sell beer nor merchandise in US. Only a
small amount of shirts and hats left.
Budweiser Budvar Caps $30
Choose from black, black w/ red bill, red w/
black bill.
Zatec Saaz listed
in catalog.
Budweiser Budvar Yeast
•Wyeast XL $5.25
•available only through St. Pats
We obtained the Budvar yeast during our travels as
well. Wyeast is packaging it exclusively for St Pats.
This yeast is very different from Wyeast Czech Pils
2278, the Pilsner Urquell strain, as well as the German
lager yeasts. Very malty, very low sulfur character, and
very distinctive flavor of the “original Budweiser”
itself. Additionally, Budvar yeast flocculates at a
higher temperature than German yeasts (see details of
Czech brewing on accompanying pages). This yeast
has been very popular with homebrewers, micros,
brewpubs alike.
‘Budejovicky Budvar’ cap $30
red w/ black bill
Budvar black sweatshirt, XL $30
Budvar T-shirt, blue only $30
Pilsner Urquell yellow sweatshirt $25