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Pilsner

240 calories 21.8 g 0.5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 55 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Whitters
Calories: 240 calories (Per 0.5L)
Carbs: 21.8 g (Per 0.5L)
Created: Tuesday January 31st 2023
1.052
1.010
5.5%
21.9
4.0
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.75 kg Simpsons - Extra Pale Ale Malt5.745 kg Extra Pale Ale Malt 35.82 2.2 51.2%
3.28 kg Crisp Malting - Best Ale3.28 kg Best Ale 37.5 3 29.2%
2 kg German - Carapils2 kg Carapils 35 1.3 17.8%
0.20 kg Rice Hulls0.2 kg Rice Hulls 0 0 1.8%
11.23 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Charles Faram - Apollo20 g Apollo Hops Pellet 17.5 Boil 15 min 9.04 11.8%
30 g Citra30 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 15 min 8.52 17.6%
40 g Barth-Haas - Saaz Late40 g Saaz Late Hops Pellet 4.75 Whirlpool at 80 °C 500 min 1.9 23.5%
40 g Citra40 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Whirlpool at 80 °C 500 min 23.5%
40 g Citra40 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Whirlpool at 80 °C 3 min 2.46 23.5%
170 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Bohemian Lager Yeast M84
Amount:
300 Milliliters
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 15 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
15 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 965 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
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
38 L Decoction 63 °C 63 °C 7 min
38 L Steeping 63 °C 66 °C 20 min
38 L Mash Vorlauf 66 °C 66 °C 70 min
38 L mash out Vorlauf 66 °C 77 °C 10 min
31 L Sparge Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 56.55 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 11.15 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 48.38 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 37.99 L and adding 2.98 L sparge/top-off. 41
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 41
Mash volume with grains 48.4
Grain absorption losses -11.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 27.7 L) 26.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 56.6 L) 55
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 50.6
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.6
Going into fermentor 50
Total: 67.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Using up grains.
Hop pairing experiment.

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