MAKE IT BRLO × Run the Jewels Legend Has It Pils

Courtesy of the Berlin-based BRLO brewery and Atlanta-based hip-hop group Run the Jewels, here is a homebrew-scale recipe for their unusual collab: a Cbd-hemp-infused hoppy pilsner.

ALL-GRAIN

Batch size: OG:

FG:

IBUS:

ABV:

1.048 1.010 40 5%

MALT/GRAIN BILL

8.5 lb (4.3 kg) German pils 9 oz (255 g) acidulated malt

HOPS & ADDITIONS SCHEDULE

0.75 oz (21 g)

60 minutes

0.5 oz (14 g) Ariana [12% AA] at 60 minutes

0.5 oz (14 g) Spalter Select [4.75% AA] at whirlpool

20 minutes

0.4 oz (11 g) Ariana [12% AA] at whirlpool for 20 minutes 0.4 oz (11 g) Hallertauer Tradition [6% AA] at whirlpool for

20 minutes

1.5 oz (43 g) Columbus at dry hop

10.6 oz (300 g) hemp tea at dry hop

YEAST 5 gallons

Mittelfrüh [4% AA] at

2 packets Fermentis Saflager fermenting lager strain

DIRECTIONS (19

Hallertauer liters)

W-34/70,

or

other for

clean

Mill the grains and mash in at 122°F (50°C). Raise the temperature to 147°F (63°C) and rest 35 minutes, then raise the temperature to 162°F (72°C) and rest 35 minutes, then raise the temperature to 172°F (78°C) and mash out. Lauter and sparge as necessary to obtain about 6.5 gallons (25 liters) of wort—or more, depending on your evaporation rate. Boil 60 minutes, adding hops according to the schedule. After the boil, whirlpool until the wort temperature has dropped to 190°F (88°C). Add the whirlpool hops and continue to whirlpool for 20 minutes.

Chill the wort to 54°F (12°C), aerate well, and pitch the yeast. Ferment at 54°F (12°C). After 4 days, make an infusion by boiling the hemp tea in enough water to cover it. Allow the tea to cool, then add it (leaves and all) to the beer, along with the dry hops. When it nearly reaches terminal gravity, raise the temperature to 57°F (14°C) for one day for a diacetyl rest. Then cool by about 2°F (1°C) per day until you reach lagering temperature of about 30°F (-1°C). Lager for about 2 weeks.