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Czech Dark Lager

179 calories 18.9 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Dark Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.24 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 179 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday August 23rd 2024
1.054
1.014
5.3%
28.8
27.2
5.4
48.27
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner12 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 1.66 / lb
19.92
36.3 1.9 56.5%
3 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I3 lb Munich Type I 2.40 / lb
7.20
38 6 14.1%
1.75 lb German - Carapils1.75 lb Carapils 2.65 / lb
4.64
35 1.3 8.2%
1.75 lb Briess - Victory Malt1.75 lb Victory Malt 2.60 / lb
4.55
34.5 28 8.2%
2 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate2 lb Pale Chocolate 2.80 / lb
5.60
33 207 9.4%
0.25 lb German - CaraAmber0.25 lb CaraAmber 2.50 / lb
0.63
34 23 1.2%
0.50 lb German - Carafa II0.5 lb Carafa II 3.15 / lb
1.58
32 425 2.4%
21.25 lbs / 44.11
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.82 oz Yakima Valley Hops - CTZ0.82 oz CTZ Hops 0.72 / oz
0.59
Pellet 14.1 First Wort 0 min 23.01 19%
1.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - CZ Saaz1.5 oz CZ Saaz Hops 0.97 / oz
1.46
Pellet 3.5 Boil 20 min 5.75 34.7%
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - CZ Saaz2 oz CZ Saaz Hops 0.97 / oz
1.94
Pellet 3.5 Boil 0 min 46.3%
4.32 oz / 3.99
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 ml Lactic acid 0.66 / oz
0.18
Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.18
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Czech Pils 2278
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 185 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
West Chester, PA, USA - Aqua's Ingrams Mill Plant
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
39 11 22 64 41 191.6
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9.5 gal Strike 157 °F 149 °F 60 min
5.5 gal Sparge 170 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 74 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.16 gal (48.65 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.16 gal (0.65 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 9.3 37.2  
Mash volume with grains 11 44  
Grain absorption losses -2.66 -10.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.77 g | 23.1 qt) 5.85 23.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.16 g | 48.6 qt) 12.24 49  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.16 -0.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10.5 g | 42 qt) 10.75 43  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 10.75 g | 43 qt) 10.5 42  
Total: 15.15 60.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Czech Dark Lager" Czech Dark Lager beer recipe by Brewer #334257. All Grain, ABV 5.31%, IBU 28.77, SRM 27.23, Fermentables: (Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner, Munich Type I, Carapils, Victory Malt, Pale Chocolate, CaraAmber, Carafa II) Hops: (CTZ, CZ Saaz) Other: (Lactic acid)
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