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Cheat River Pils

167 calories 19.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Greystone Homebrews
Calories: 167 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday February 13th 2014
1.050
1.016
4.6%
52.6
3.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb German - Pilsner15 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 75%
5 lb American - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 25%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Perle2 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 60 min 32.28 40%
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 30 min 6.05 20%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Aroma 20 min 5.36 20%
1 oz Nelson Sauvin1 oz Nelson Sauvin Hops Pellet 12.5 Aroma 10 min 8.92 20%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tbsp 5.2 Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - San Francisco Lager Yeast WLP810
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
67.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
58 - 65 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 862 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal strike @ 165 Infusion -- 152 °F 75 min
9.5 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.19 gal (48.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.19 gal (0.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 6.25 25  
Mash volume with grains 7.85 31.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.69 g | 34.8 qt) 9.5 38  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.19 g | 48.8 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 15.75 63
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash/Sparge directions:

  • strike 7 gal with 1.5 tbsp 5.2 water agent to 165
  • mash for 70-75 min
  • lauter first runnings into bucket, set bed, recirculate
  • lauter through screen into kettle first runnings
  • batch sparge with 4.5-5 gal, mix, lauter and set bed again
  • lauter until top of grain bed is above water, fly sparge the rest.
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