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Bohemian Lager 45

250 calories 23.3 g 0.5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 55 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Whitters
Calories: 250 calories (Per 0.5L)
Carbs: 23.3 g (Per 0.5L)
Created: Wednesday August 30th 2023
1.054
1.011
5.6%
41.1
4.2
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 kg Weyermann - Bohemian Pilsner Malt6.5 kg Bohemian Pilsner Malt 36.8 2.43 56.6%
4.68 kg Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise4.68 kg Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise 37 2.4 40.8%
0.30 kg Rice Hulls0.3 kg Rice Hulls 0 0 2.6%
11.48 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Apollo25 g Apollo Hops Pellet 20 Boil 40 min 22.51 14.3%
30 g Citra30 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 15 min 8.4 17.1%
40 g Saaz40 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Whirlpool at 80 °C 999 min 1.4 22.9%
80 g Citra80 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Whirlpool at 80 °C 999 min 8.8 45.7%
175 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
4 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Bohemian Lager Yeast M84
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 15 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 233 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.25 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
39 L Add grains Steeping 63 °C 63 °C 7 min
Stir and soak Steeping 66 °C 66 °C 20 min
Vorlauf 66 °C 66 °C 70 min
Mash out Vorlauf 77 °C 77 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.54 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 56.58 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 11.18 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 48.22 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 37.82 L and adding 2.82 L sparge/top-off. 40.6
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.5 L/kg 40.6
Mash volume with grains 48.2
Grain absorption losses -11.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 28.3 L) 26.7
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: 67.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Conditioned the grains. Sprayed 200ml of water.
Milled night before. Gap six speed 4 on grain mill.
Yeast Slurrey from previous, six months old. MJ M58
previous Pilsner was a bit dry inn flavour. Added some Golden promise to alleviate the dryness. Not sure it will work.

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