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Plzenky Prazdroj’s Pilsner Urquell Clone

179 calories 19.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Pale Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 20.8 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26.29 liters
Post Boil Size: 21.92 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 91%
Calories: 179 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 31st 2021
1.054
1.015
5.1%
34.6
4.2
5.7
26.69
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb The Swaen - Greenswaen Pilsner8 lb Greenswaen Pilsner $ 1.25 / lb
$ 10.00 		37.3 1.9 80%
1 lb Briess - Goldpils Vienna Malt1 lb Goldpils Vienna Malt $ 1.50 / lb
$ 1.50 		36.8 3.5 10%
0.50 lb Briess - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L0.5 lb Bonlander Munich Malt 10L $ 1.50 / lb
$ 0.75 		35.9 10 5%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Carafoam0.5 lb Carafoam $ 1.89 / lb
$ 0.95 		34.5 2.2 5%
10 lbs / $ 13.20
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
46.07 g Brewmaster - Czech Saaz46.07 g Czech Saaz Hops $ 26.95 / lb
$ 2.74 		Pellet 3.2 Boil 80 min 18.07 45.6%
28.35 g Brewmaster - Czech Saaz28.35 g Czech Saaz Hops $ 26.95 / lb
$ 1.68 		Pellet 3.2 Boil 45 min 9.67 28.1%
26.58 g Brewmaster - Czech Saaz26.58 g Czech Saaz Hops $ 26.95 / lb
$ 1.58 		Pellet 3.2 Boil 25 min 6.87 26.3%
101 g / $ 6.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Czech Pils 2278
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 7.49 / each
$ 7.49
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 14 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
58 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 97 B cells required
$ 7.49 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Anoka, MN 2018
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14 L Decoction 142 °C 142 °C 30 min
Decoction 155 °C 155 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 13.6
Mash volume with grains 16.6
Grain absorption losses -4.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 21.7 L) 18.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29.9 L) 26.3
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20.8 L) 21.9
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 21.9 L) 20.8
Total: 31.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This is based off a BYO recipe at https://byo.com/recipe/pilsner-urquell-clone/. I brewed this once as batch 94 using a California Common Yeast. This time I am using Wyeast 2278 Czech Pils.

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