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Czech Yourself! Pilsner

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Pale Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.4 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 5th 2022
1.052
1.012
5.2%
32.2
4.1
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen20 lb BEST Pilsen 37 1.9 90.9%
1.50 lb Bestmalz - BEST Vienna1.5 lb BEST Vienna 37 3.8 6.8%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Carahell0.5 lb Carahell 34 10 2.3%
22 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Barth-Haas - Saaz Late1.5 oz Saaz Late Hops Leaf/Whole 5.5 Boil 60 min 13.73 37.5%
1 oz Brewferm - Hallertau Mittelfrüh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfrüh Hops Leaf/Whole 4.4 Boil 30 min 5.63 25%
1 oz Charles Faram - Hallertau Blanc1 oz Hallertau Blanc Hops Leaf/Whole 10.5 Boil 25 min 12.15 25%
0.50 oz Hallertau Tradition (Germany)0.5 oz Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops Leaf/Whole 4.4 Boil 5 min 0.73 12.5%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L26 Pilgrimage
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
44 - 56 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 187 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       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
8 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
9 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.4 gal (53.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.4 gal (5.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 8.25 33  
Mash volume with grains 10.01 40  
Grain absorption losses -2.75 -11  
Remaining sparge water volume 8.15 32.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 13.4 53.6  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16.4 65.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Czech Yourself! Pilsner" Czech Pale Lager beer recipe by Brewer #332588. All Grain, ABV 5.18%, IBU 32.23, SRM 4.14, Fermentables: (BEST Pilsen, BEST Vienna, Carahell) Hops: (Saaz Late, Hallertau Mittelfrüh, Hallertau Blanc, Hallertau Tradition (Germany)) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-02-06 21:43 UTC