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Czech Amber Lager

372 calories 41.1 g 750 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Amber Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 49 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 61.17 liters
Post Boil Size: 53 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: NattyJ
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 372 calories (Per 750ml)
Carbs: 41.1 g (Per 750ml)
Created: Monday September 2nd 2024
1.053
1.015
5.0%
24.7
13.8
5.4
70.19
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.80 kg Barrett Burston - Pale Malt6.8 kg Pale Malt $ 3.00 / kg
$ 20.40 		37 2 59.6%
1.35 kg Weyermann - Vienna Malt1.35 kg Vienna Malt $ 3.42 / kg
$ 4.61 		37 3.5 11.8%
1.35 kg Barrett Burston - Munich Malt1.35 kg Munich Malt $ 5.00 / kg
$ 6.75 		35 7.7 11.8%
0.65 kg Weyermann - Caramunich Type 20.65 kg Caramunich Type 2 $ 3.04 / kg
$ 1.98 		34 45 5.7%
0.15 kg Weyermann - Carafa II0.15 kg Carafa II - (late mash tun addition) $ 6.11 / kg
$ 0.92 		31.5 415 1.3%
1.10 kg Weyermann - Melanoidin1.1 kg Melanoidin $ 6.26 / kg
$ 6.89 		34.5 27 9.6%
11.40 kg / $ 41.54
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Magnum30 g Magnum Hops $ 0.09 / g
$ 2.70 		Pellet 13.6 Boil 60 min 20.54 22.2%
60 g Saaz60 g Saaz Hops $ 0.09 / g
$ 5.40 		Pellet 2.8 Boil 15 min 4.2 44.4%
45 g Saaz45 g Saaz Hops $ 0.09 / g
$ 4.05 		Pellet 2.8 Boil 0 min 33.3%
135 g / $ 12.15
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
9 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.15 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Yeast Nutrient $ 0.05 / g
$ 0.50 		Other Boil 15 min.
5 g Whirfloc Granules Water Agt Boil 15 min.
$ 0.50
 
Yeast
White Labs - Pilsner Lager Yeast WLP800
Amount:
4 Liters
Cost:
$ 4.00 / L
$ 16.00
Attenuation (avg):
74.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 13 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
10 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 963 B cells required
$ 16.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.85 bar       Temp: 4.5 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
43.35 L Beta Sach Rest Temperature 60 °C 60 °C 30 min
Alpha Sach Reat Temperature 69 °C 69 °C 45 min
Mash out Temperature 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
34.3 L Fly Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.75 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 55.38 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 9.98 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.8 L/kg 31.4
Mash volume with grains 38.9
Grain absorption losses -11.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 36.3 L) 42.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 55.4 L) 61.2
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.7
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 49 L) 53
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 53 L) 49
Total: 73.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Czech Amber Lager" Czech Amber Lager beer recipe by NattyJ. All Grain, ABV 5.01%, IBU 24.74, SRM 13.77, Fermentables: ( Pale Malt, Vienna Malt, Munich Malt, Caramunich Type 2, Carafa II, Melanoidin) Hops: (Magnum, Saaz) Other: (Chalk, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Lactic acid, Yeast Nutrient, Whirfloc Granules)
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  • Last Updated: 2024-09-13 09:28 UTC