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Czech Dark Lager Auto Scaled Down

203 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
Ballardian Home Brewers
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Dark Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Ballardian Home Brewers
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 203 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday July 9th 2022
1.062
1.011
6.7%
42.4
31.3
5.2
34.24
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb LINC Malt - Francin Pilsner8 lb Francin Pilsner $ 1.95 / lb
$ 15.60 		37.3 1.65 61%
2 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I2 lb Munich Type I $ 2.40 / lb
$ 4.80 		38 6 15.2%
1 lb Briess - Carapils Malt1 lb Carapils Malt $ 2.40 / lb
$ 2.40 		34.5 1.5 7.6%
12 oz American - Chocolate12 oz Chocolate $ 2.40 / lb
$ 1.80 		29 350 5.7%
1 lb Briess - Victory Malt1 lb Victory Malt $ 2.40 / lb
$ 2.40 		34.5 28 7.6%
4 oz Weyermann - Carafa II4 oz Carafa II $ 2.40 / lb
$ 0.60 		31.5 415 1.9%
2 oz The Swaen - GoldSwaen Red2 oz GoldSwaen Red 35 19 1%
13.12 lbs / $ 27.60
 
Hops Summary
Amount Variety Cost IBU Bill %
2 oz Saaz (Pellet) 1.9999999954251 oz Saaz (Pellet) Hops $ 2.95 / oz
$ 5.90 		24.82 88.8%
0.25 oz Magnum (Pellet) 0.24999999942814 oz Magnum (Pellet) Hops $ 2.95 / oz
$ 0.74 		17.56 11.1%
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 50 min.
10 ml Whirlfloc tablet Fining Boil 50 min.
0.50 tsp Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.20 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LalBrew NovaLager™
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 432 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 9.02 psi       Temp: 35 °F       CO2 Level: 2.43 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
22 0 1 2 1 17.6
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.43 gal mash in Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
4 gal Sparge 170 °F 165 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 4.1 16.4  
Mash volume with grains 5.15 20.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.64 -6.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.12 g | 20.5 qt) 4.7 18.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.33 g | 29.3 qt) 6.91 27.6  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.8 35.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

too much trube in transfer.

Let sit longer after adding gelatin to fermenter.

less CO2 in force carbonation. did 20psi for 1-2 minutes. Should be 9psi for 1-2 minutes.

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