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Claire's American Pilsner (Small Batch)

178 calories 18.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Classic American Pilsner
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Source: DrPaulsen
No Chill: 5 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday June 23rd 2014
1.054
1.013
5.3%
54.0
3.5
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.25 lb German - Pilsner3.25 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 57.8%
1.50 lb Flaked Corn1.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 26.7%
8 oz German - CaraFoam8 oz CaraFoam 37 1.8 8.9%
4 oz Flaked Barley4 oz Flaked Barley 32 2.2 4.4%
2 oz German - Melanoidin2 oz Melanoidin 37 25 2.2%
90 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Mandarina Bavaria0.25 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 7.2 Boil 90 min 13.06 12.5%
0.50 oz Mandarina Bavaria0.5 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 7.2 Boil 20 min 16.89 25%
0.25 oz Mandarina Bavaria0.25 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 7.2 Boil 10 min 6.03 12.5%
1 oz Mandarina Bavaria1 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 7.2 Whirlpool at 180 °F 30 min 17.98 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.13 tsp Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 90 min.
0.25 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 90 min.
0.13 tsp Table Salt Water Agt Mash 90 min.
4 each Fermcap-S Other Boil 90 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 20 min.
0.25 tsp Wyeast Nutrient Other Boil 20 min.
12 each Oxygen Other Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Bock Lager Yeast WLP833
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
49 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 265 B cells required
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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
1 gal Beta Rest Infusion -- 148 °F 30 min
Alpha Rest Temperature -- 162 °F 30 min
Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 2.81 11.3  
Mash volume with grains 3.26 13.1  
Grain absorption losses -0.7 -2.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 1.89 7.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.29 g | 21.2 qt) 3.75 15  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 1.46 g | 5.9 qt) 3 12  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Estimated amount in fermentor 2.96 11.9  
Total: 4.7 18.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Start Vol ~ 3.9 gal @ 210F (3.75 gal @ 68F)
End Vol ~ 3.1 gal @ 210F (3.0 gal @ 68F)

Strain wort through bucket filters then aerate with Persian Shake. Ferment at 63F.

1L, 1.051 (145 gm DME) stir plate starter for 48 hrs. Cold crash, decant and re-activate with ~1L of real wort starter at 48F.

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