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Czech Mate

174 calories 17.2 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Pale Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6.2 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.29 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.58 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday May 24th 2022
1.053
1.012
5.4%
39.6
3.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.50 lb Weyermann - Pilsner11.5 lb Pilsner 36 1.5 93.5%
0.80 lb Briess - Carapils Malt0.8 lb Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 6.5%
12.30 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.65 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Saaz1.65 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.4 Boil 60 min 18.41 29.2%
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.4 Boil 30 min 17.15 35.4%
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.4 Boil 10 min 4.05 17.7%
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.4 Boil 0 min 17.7%
5.65 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.10 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7.54 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 461 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 10.65 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.35 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Lactic acid for 5.3 mash pH 7.54mL (1.5 tsp) to strike water. Add 1/8 tsp to sparge water

Calcium Chloride: 0.2 to 0.25 tsp
Epsom Salt: 0.1 tsp

Also add same amount + to sparge water:


I would agree with adding only 3.5 grams of CaCl2 (as the dihydrate) to each 5 gallons of strike water for the Bavarian Pilsner style. And the same to the sparge water. This is 0.7 grams per gallon, and matches with the advice of the poster above.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.61 gal Strike 154.3 °F 145 °F 25 min
1.25 gal Sparge 145 °F 158 °F 35 min
1.475 gal Sparge 158 °F 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.61 18.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.6 22.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.54 -6.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.84 g | 23.3 qt) 5.47 21.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.66 g | 34.6 qt) 8.29 33.2  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.21 -0.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6.2 g | 24.8 qt) 6.58 26.3  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 6.2 24.8  
Total: 10.08 40.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

try dry yeast first. Maybe future batch with liquid WLP800
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research irish moss or whirlfloc?
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Mash in with 1.5 qt/lb at 145F. Hold it for 20 min. Raise it to 158F. Hold it for 30 min. Raise it to 168F. Hold it for 10 min.
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collect wort until the pre-boil kettle volume is around 6.5 gallons and the gravity is 1.044

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Target a mash temperature range of 152 to 156 °F (67 to 69 °C). If you are making a lower gravity beer, use the higher end of this temperature range to leave the beer with a bit more body. While this may seem like a fairly high mash temperature, keep in mind that lager yeast will consume more of the tri-saccharide maltotriose than the average ale yeast. While we don’t want bock-like body, we do want the fully attenuated beer to still have a fairly full mouthfeel.

When making lagers, I like to get the wort down to 44 °F (7 °C), oxygenate and then pitch the yeast. I let the beer slowly warm over the first 36 hours to 50 °F (10 °C) and then I hold this temperature for the remainder of fermentation. This results in a clean lager, with very little diacetyl. The idea is to reduce the diacetyl precursor alpha-acetolactate, which the yeast create during the early phase of fermentation. With a warmer environment, the yeast form more alpha-acetolactate and the finished beer contains more diacetyl. Given time and the proper conditions, active yeast will convert the diacetyl to other compounds with a higher flavor threshold, but the lower the initial amount of diacetyl, the less there will be in the final beer. If you start or ferment your lager warmer, you will need to do a diacetyl rest during the last part of fermentation. To perform a diacetyl rest, warm your beer up about 10 °F (6 °C) until fermentation is complete and the yeast have had a chance to eliminate the diacetyl. In any case, don’t rush things. Good lagers take time and they ferment slower than ales, especially when fermented cold. Once the beer has finished fermenting, a period of lagering for a month or more at near freezing temperatures can improve the beer.

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