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(2023-07-30) German Pils

175 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pils
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 9.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 13.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday July 26th 2023
13.1 °P
3.2 °P
5.3%
42.0
3.7
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen6 lb BEST Pilsen 37 1.9 54.5%
4 lb German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner4 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.8 36.4%
8 oz Weyermann - Carafoam8 oz Carafoam 34.5 2.2 4.5%
4 oz German - Acidulated Malt4 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.3%
4 oz Avangard - Vienna4 oz Vienna 37.7 3.5 2.3%
176 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.20 oz Perle1.2 oz Perle Hops Pellet 6.7 Boil 75 min 30.75 21.1%
0.50 oz Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops Pellet 6.7 Boil 30 min 9.42 8.8%
0.50 oz Hersbrucker0.5 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 1.4 Boil 15 min 1.27 8.8%
0.50 oz Hersbrucker0.5 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 1.4 Boil 5 min 0.51 8.8%
3 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker3 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 1.4 Whirlpool at 160 °F 15 min 52.6%
5.70 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 tsp Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Copenhagen Lager Yeast WLP850
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 58 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 500 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
GFI Water Filter
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
39.6 5.5 0 39.9 62.9 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10.8 gal Sacc #1 Temperature -- 146 °F 30 min
Sacc #2: Pull Decoction Before Ramp to 158* Temperature -- 152 °F 30 min
Sacc #3 Temperature -- 158 °F 10 min
During 158* Rest Decoction -- -- 10 min
Mash-Out Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
9.9 gal Strike 157 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.6 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (3.6 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (9.88 g). Reduce mash thickness to 3.58 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 8.28 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.6 qt/lb 9.9 39.6  
Mash volume with grains 10.78 43.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.21 g | 32.9 qt) 8.25 33  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.86 g | 23.5 qt) 6 24  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.11 -0.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.89 g | 23.6 qt) 5.75 23  
Total: 9.88 39.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Stopped immersion chiller after a few minutes for a 15 minute hop stand with 3 x 1oz muslin bags of Hersbrucker.

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