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Lemondrop Pilsner

235 calories 20.5 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Classic American Pilsner
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25 liters
Post Boil Size: 23 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: VB Crafters
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 235 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 20.5 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Saturday October 14th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 kg Weyermann - Eraclea Pilsner5 kg Eraclea Pilsner 37.03 1.75 90.9%
500 g Weyermann - Carapils500 g Carapils 34.5 2.1 9.1%
5.50 kg / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Lemondrop20 g Lemondrop Hops Pellet 6 Boil 60 min 11.74 22.2%
20 g Lemondrop20 g Lemondrop Hops Pellet 6 Boil 30 min 9.03 22.2%
30 g Lemondrop30 g Lemondrop Hops Pellet 6 Boil 15 min 8.74 33.3%
10 g Lemondrop10 g Lemondrop Hops Pellet 6 Whirlpool at 80 °C 15 min 0.72 11.1%
10 g Lemondrop10 g Lemondrop Hops Pellet 6 Dry Hop at 17 °C Day 8 11.1%
90 g / 0.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Protafloc Fining Boil 10 min.
1 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23
Amount:
22 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
14 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 110 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.69 bar       Temp: 2 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
95 28 28 55 50 45
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25 L Strike 74 °C 67 °C 60 min
-- 74 °C 10 min
10 L Sparge -- 75 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 16.5
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 18.1 L) 20.1
Grain absorption losses -5.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19 L) 14.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29.1 L) 25
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume 23
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.1
Top off amount 2.1
Going into fermentor 25
Total: 31.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Fermentation schedule:
Start fermenting at 14°C.
Day 8 add Dry hop and increase to 17°C for DA rest for 72 hours.
Day 11 pull out the dry hop (purge the ferementor head with CO2) and go down to 14°C for another 72 hours.
Day 14 cold crash to 0°C
Day 15 set the temp to 2°C and start lagering for 3 weeks.

OG: 1.055

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