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Hell Imperial Pilsner

429 calories 45.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 22.31 gallons
Post Boil Size: 20.81 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.118 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.127 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 429 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 45.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 4th 2021
1.127
1.035
12.0%
35.3
6.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
55 lb Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner55 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 36.3 1.9 55%
45 lb Weyermann - Pilsner45 lb Pilsner 36 1.5 45%
100 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
9 oz Perle9 oz Perle Hops Pellet 7.6 Boil 60 min 35.25 41.9%
12.50 oz Saaz12.5 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 3.1 Boil 0 min 58.1%
21.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Czech Pils 2278
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 783 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Reverse osmosis water
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
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 22.31 gal (89.23 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 10.31 gal (41.23 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 45.5 gal (182 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 4 gal (16 qt) and adding 33.5 gal (134 qt) sparge/top-off. 37.5 150  
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.5 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (35.06 g). Reduce mash thickness to 1.39 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 24.75 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 37.5 150  
Mash volume with grains 45.5 182  
Grain absorption losses -12.5 -50  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 22.31 89.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.81 -3.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20 g | 80 qt) 20.81 83.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 20.81 g | 83.2 qt) 20 80  
Total: 35.06 140.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Special Instructions / Notes:
Okay, so why is this called the Hell Imperial Pilsner? Because of that funny time number next to the Sparge line. This thing turned into the stuck mash from hell. Both lauter tuns completely jammed multiple times despite restirring, blow backs, and water additions. Why? Speculation has points to a combination of husk shearing due to the decoctions, beta-glucan "glueing" due to the Undermodfided malt with an inadequate protein/glucanase rest, and lastly just the mash being too thick.

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  • Last Updated: 2021-09-04 18:52 UTC