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BDC Pilsner 2023

165 calories 14.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pils
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 32 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 37 gallons
Post Boil Size: 33 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.2 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 12.5 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: BDC
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday February 8th 2023
12.5 °P
2.3 °P
5.5%
43.1
3.6
5.7
7,873.25
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
55 lb Avangard - Pilsner55 lb Pilsner 37.3 1.7 94.8%
3 lb Avangard - Light Munich3 lb Light Munich 37 8 5.2%
58 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Loral4 oz Loral Hops Pellet 10.5 Boil 60 min 25.52 14.3%
8 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Loral8 oz Loral Hops Pellet 10.5 Boil 5 min 10.18 28.6%
16 oz LD Carlson - GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH16 oz GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH Hops Pellet 4.2 Whirlpool at 200 °F 20 min 7.39 57.1%
28 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
20 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
15 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
1 oz Servomyces Other Boil 10 min.
20 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
40 ml Biofine Clear Fining Secondary 3 days
 
Yeast
Apex - Munich Lager
Amount:
175 Grams
Cost:
$ 44.99 / each
$ 7,873.25
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1140 B cells required
$ 7,873.25 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.25 psi       Temp: 36 °F       CO2 Level: 2.7 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 gal Strike 175 °F 152 °F 60 min
25 gal Fly Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 34.55 gal (138.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 22.55 gal (90.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 24.94 gal (99.76 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.36 gal (29.44 qt) and adding 12.94 gal (51.76 qt) sparge/top-off. 20.3 81.2  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 20.3 81.2  
Mash volume with grains 24.94 99.8  
Grain absorption losses -7.25 -29  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 21.75 g | 87 qt) 24.2 96.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 34.55 g | 138.2 qt) 37 148  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.45 -1.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 32.6 g | 130.4 qt) 33 132  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.6 -2.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 32.4 g | 129.6 qt) 32 128  
Total: 44.5 178
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"BDC Pilsner 2023" German Pils beer recipe by BDC. All Grain, ABV 5.47%, IBU 43.09, SRM 3.64, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Light Munich) Hops: (Loral, GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate), Lactic acid, Whirlfloc, Servomyces, Biofine Clear)
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