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Czech Dark Lager Auto Scaled Down

206 calories 21.6 g 12 oz
Ballardian Home Brewers
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Dark Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (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: 206 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday July 9th 2022
1.062
1.016
6.1%
38.6
31.4
5.6
46.03
 
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 Weyermann - CaraAmber2 oz CaraAmber $ 2.40 / lb
$ 0.30 		37 27 1%
13.12 lbs / $ 27.90
 
Hops Summary
Amount Variety Cost IBU Bill %
2 oz Saaz (Pellet) 1.9999999954251 oz Saaz (Pellet) Hops $ 2.95 / oz
$ 5.90 		22.82 88.8%
0.25 oz Magnum (Pellet) 0.24999999942814 oz Magnum (Pellet) Hops $ 2.95 / oz
$ 0.74 		15.77 11.1%
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 50 min.
10 ml White Labs - Clarity Ferm WLN4000 Fining Boil 50 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L28 Urkel
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 11.49 / each
$ 11.49
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
52 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 432 B cells required
$ 11.49 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
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 30 min
3.5 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 4.37 g | 17.5 qt) 4.08 16.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 6.29 25.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.18 32.7
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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