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Big American Pilsner

216 calories 22.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Classic American Pilsner
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.1 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 216 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday June 9th 2020
1.065
1.017
6.2%
30.0
5.1
n/a
7.50
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Viking - Pale Ale Malt12 lb Pale Ale Malt $ 0.43 / lb
$ 5.16 		36 2 90.6%
1 lb Briess - Carapils Malt1 lb Carapils Malt $ 1.89 / lb
$ 1.89 		34.5 1.5 7.5%
0.25 lb American - Victory0.25 lb American - Victory $ 1.80 / lb
$ 0.45 		34 28 1.9%
13.25 lbs / $ 7.50
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 24.03 20%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 15 min 5.96 40%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 0 min 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Pilsen Lager 2007
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 56 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 116 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.7 qt/lb 5.63 22.5  
Mash volume with grains 6.69 26.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.66 -6.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.37 g | 13.5 qt) 2.38 9.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 6.1 24.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.01 32
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Big American Pilsner" Classic American Pilsner beer recipe by TwoHeadsBrewing. All Grain, ABV 6.21%, IBU 29.99, SRM 5.05, Fermentables: ( Pale Ale Malt, Carapils Malt, American - Victory) Hops: (Magnum, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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