Plzensky Prazroj - Pilsner Urquell Brew House (Plzeň (Pilsen))

There malted barley grains are taken from the malthouse, crushed and mash is made of malt and soft water. Part of the mash is separated from the whole and heated in copper pans before being returned into main mash. This procedure has to be repeated three times. During decoction on the direct flame the beer gets its characterictic golden colour, toasted grain bouquet and the balanced caramel flavour which distinguishes the Pilsner Urquell brand from all other beers. The mixture of malt and water is separated form the spent grains and moved to the brew kettle. It is here the noble Zatec ( Saaz) hops are added to create hop wort. This is also boiled three separate times to extract distinctive hoppy flavour.