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Czech Pilsner

355 calories 35.7 g 750 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 48 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 60.7 liters
Post Boil Size: 52.72 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: NattyJ
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 355 calories (Per 750ml)
Carbs: 35.7 g (Per 750ml)
Created: Wednesday August 18th 2021
1.051
1.012
5.1%
29.3
3.4
5.2
65.69
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.70 kg Weyermann - Pilsner9.7 kg Pilsner $ 2.73 / kg
$ 26.51 		36 1.5 89%
1.20 kg Weyermann - Vienna Malt1.2 kg Vienna Malt $ 3.42 / kg
$ 4.10 		37 3.5 11%
10.90 kg / $ 30.61
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
120 g Saaz120 g Saaz Hops $ 0.11 / g
$ 13.20 		Pellet 4 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 24.78 50%
60 g Saaz60 g Saaz Hops $ 0.11 / g
$ 6.60 		Pellet 4 Boil at 100 °C 10 min 4.49 25%
60 g Saaz60 g Saaz Hops $ 0.11 / g
$ 6.60 		Pellet 4 Boil at 100 °C 0 min 25%
240 g / $ 26.40
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc $ 0.49 / each
$ 0.49 		Fining Mash 0 min.
12.17 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 each Campden Tablets $ 0.10 / each
$ 0.20 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
$ 0.68
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Lager Yeast WLP830
Amount:
4 Liters
Cost:
$ 2.00 / L
$ 8.00
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
10 - 13 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 212 B cells required
$ 8.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.66 bar       Temp: 4.5 °C       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
28.54 L Strike 71 °C 68 °C 60 min
41.26 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.6 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 54.9 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 9.5 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.6 L/kg 28.3
Mash volume with grains 35.5
Grain absorption losses -10.9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 38.4 L) 44.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 54.9 L) 60.7
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 48 L) 52.7
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 52.7 L) 48
Total: 72.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Czech Pilsner" Czech Premium Pale Lager beer recipe by NattyJ. All Grain, ABV 5.11%, IBU 29.27, SRM 3.36, Fermentables: ( Pilsner, Vienna Malt) Hops: (Saaz) Other: (Whirlfloc, Phosphoric acid, Campden Tablets)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-12-02 04:00 UTC