Rahr North Star Pils™

A base malt to set your compass by! Rahr North Star Pils™ is crafted to meet the requirements of brewers looking for a domestic pilsner malt with low color and low modification.

Color °Lovibond

1.5 – 1.9

Moisture % Max

5.0

Protein Total

12.0

Extract FG Min

79.0

Usage Rate

Up to 100%

Diastatic Power

120-160°L

SKU: MRAH1190

A base malt to set your compass by! Rahr North Star Pils™ is crafted to meet the requirements of brewers looking for a domestic pilsner malt with low color and low modification. It is malted to a target of 38-40° Kolbach to facilitate smooth lautering with any mash regimen.

North Star Pils™ brings overtones of honey and sweet bread with supporting flavor and aroma notes of hay and nutty character. Suitable for any beer style, but particularly craft brewed versions of classic lager styles.

How is this different from Rahr Premium Pils?

Compared to Rahr Premium Pilsner, North Star Pils™ is a bit lower in both color and modification; in terms of sensory, North Star Pils™ has more “sweet” attributes vs. the more grainy & cracker attributes found in Rahr Premium Pils.

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Featured Testimonials

I’ve tasted the beer and it tastes great. No problems with conversion, runoffs, extract, clarity of finished beer. I mean, everything went great. No one even noticed it until we hadn’t ordered the previous base malt in a while.

Jim Cibak, head brewer at Revolution Brewing

Both Cave Dweller and Nose Goblin are 100% Rahr North Star, with the exception of a little dextrose or acidulated. We’ve fallen in love with this malt and we’re turning other breweries in the Bay Area onto it. It’s super neutral – that’s what we’ve found with it. It plays well with hops. It doesn’t have that graininess you might get from some malts, and it reminds me some of a Gambrinus Pilsner Malt; it can lend a little sweetness and body to a lower ABV beer, and you can still get great attenuation with it in our doubles. It doesn’t get in the way.

Justin Burdt, head brewer at Ghost Town Brewing