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German pils Feb 2023

234 calories 19.5 g 0.5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 55 liters
Post Boil Size: 50 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 86% (brew house)
Source: Whitters
Calories: 234 calories (Per 0.5L)
Carbs: 19.5 g (Per 0.5L)
Created: Tuesday March 8th 2022
1.051
1.008
5.6%
25.7
3.6
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 kg Simpsons - Extra Pale Ale Malt9 kg Extra Pale Ale Malt 35.82 2.2 88.2%
1 kg Weyermann - Carapils1 kg Carapils 34.5 2.1 9.8%
0.20 kg Rice Hulls0.2 kg Rice Hulls 0 0 2%
10.20 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Mandarina Bavaria25 g Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 20 min 6.74 7.1%
25 g Charles Faram - Styrian Wolf25 g Styrian Wolf Hops Pellet 15.5 Boil 20 min 12.28 7.1%
50 g Mandarina Bavaria50 g Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Whirlpool at 80 °C 0 min 2.38 14.3%
50 g Charles Faram - Styrian Wolf50 g Styrian Wolf Hops Pellet 15.5 Whirlpool at 80 °C 0 min 4.34 14.3%
50 g Mandarina Bavaria50 g Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Dry Hop (High Krausen) at 15 °C 0 days 14.3%
50 g Charles Faram - Styrian Wolf50 g Styrian Wolf Hops Pellet 15.5 Dry Hop (High Krausen) at 15 °C 0 days 14.3%
50 g Mandarina Bavaria50 g Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Dry Hop at 15 °C 0 days 14.3%
50 g Charles Faram - Styrian Wolf50 g Styrian Wolf Hops Pellet 15.5 Dry Hop 0 days 14.3%
350 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Chalk Water Agt Mash 0 min.
9 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23
Amount:
150 Milliliters
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
15 °C
Pitch Rate:
2.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1262 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: -0.91 bar       Temp: 15 °C       CO2 Level: 0 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
38 L Stir in grain Steeping 63 °C 66 °C 5 min
38 L Soak and stir Vorlauf 66 °C 66 °C 20 min
38 L Mash Vorlauf 66 °C 66 °C 60 min
38 L Mash out Vorlauf 66 °C 77 °C 10 min
31 L Sparge to max 55.5L Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 12 min
41.58 L Strike 67 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 63 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 55.95 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 10.55 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.4 L/kg 34.7
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 40.9 L) 41.4
Grain absorption losses -10.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 32.4 L) 31.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 56 L) 55
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 50
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.5
Top off amount 0.5
Going into fermentor 50
Total: 66.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

OG 1053. FG 1004.
S23 Slurrey 7th generation. Original 2 years old. 3L 3 day yeast starter. It was slow to get going but went down further than expected. I wanted a sweeter finish. This is very crisp and dry.
One of my best Lagers but not what I was trying to achieve. First time using chemicals / water chemistry. Possibly too much lactic acid making it quite dry.

29/08/2022: My first time treating the water.
This is my best lager to date. Wasn't quite the fruity lager I was going for with the late hop additions. Went down to 1.003 from 1.053 which was not expected.
Crystal clear. Nice head clinging to glass throughout. Has fruity citrus aroma. Dry refreshing slight grainy flavour. The Wife says its flavoursome, quite punchy with a slight pepper spice back taste.

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