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The Cousins Honeydew Melon Pilsner

187 calories 15.2 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Classic American Pilsner
Boil Time: 61 min
Batch Size: 125 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 137.33 liters
Post Boil Size: 129 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Source: Cousin's Craft Beer
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 187 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Wednesday December 15th 2021
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4.6%
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3.3
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 kg Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen9 kg BEST Pilsen 37 1.9 40%
2.50 kg Flaked Oats2.5 kg Flaked Oats 33 2.2 11.1%
2 kg Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt2 kg BEST Chit Malt 23 1.4 8.9%
9 kg Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Pils9 kg BEST Caramel Pils 37 2.43 40%
22.50 kg / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
300 g Huell Melon300 g Huell Melon Hops Pellet 7.7 Boil 5 min 10.07 21.4%
350 g Huell Melon350 g Huell Melon Hops Pellet 7.7 Boil 3 min 7.33 25%
400 g Huell Melon400 g Huell Melon Hops Pellet 7.7 Whirlpool at 80 °C 20 min 7.64 28.6%
350 g Huell Melon350 g Huell Melon Hops Pellet 7.7 Dry Hop at 14 °C 3 days 25%
1,400 g / 0.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 each Protofloc Fining Boil 12 min.
1.50 g Servomyces Other Boil 7 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
100 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
14 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 448 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.75 bar       Temp: 3 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 5 0 60 60 0
RO water adjustment:

Gypsum CaSO4 - 11.5 grams
Calcium Chloride CaCl2 - 20 grams
Epsom Salt MgSO4 8 grams
Canning Salt NaCl - 5 grams
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
70.07 L mash pH 5.5 Strike 74 °C 65 °C 70 min
-- 75 °C 1 min
90 L sp. water pH 6.4 Fly Sparge -- 77 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.86 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 136.05 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 90.65 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 79.2 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 30.55 L and adding 33.8 L sparge/top-off. 64.4
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.9 L/kg 64.4
Mash volume with grains 79.2
Grain absorption losses -22.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 95.1 L) 96.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 136 L) 137.3
Boil off losses -5.8
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -3.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 127 L) 129
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -2
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 127 L) 125
Total: 160.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Fermentation schedule:
Yeast starter: Sprinkle the yeast in minimum 10 times its weight of sterile water or boiled and hopped wort at 15 to 25°C. Leave to rest 15 to 30 minutes, gently stir and pitch the resultant cream into the fermentation vessel.
Start fermenting at 14°C
Day 11 add dry hop and let the temperature free rise to 17.5°C
Day 15 transfer to other tank and crash to 0°C for a week
Day 22 carbonate for 5 days - 0°C - 10 PSI
Day 27 bottling day

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