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55 Pilsner Lager

272 calories 23.3 g 0.5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 50 min
Batch Size: 52 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 55 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Source: Whitters
Calories: 272 calories (Per 0.5L)
Carbs: 23.3 g (Per 0.5L)
Created: Thursday December 5th 2024
1.059
1.010
6.4%
29.4
3.1
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 kg Dingemans - Pilsen10 kg Pilsen 36.8 1.7 85.1%
1 kg Cane Sugar1 kg Cane Sugar 46 0 8.5%
0.75 kg Lactose (Milk Sugar)0.75 kg Lactose (Milk Sugar) 41 1 6.4%
11.75 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Simcoe30 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil at 100 °C 35 min 14.63 14.6%
25 g Simcoe25 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil at 100 °C 5 min 2.93 12.2%
50 g 47 Hops - Saaz50 g Saaz Hops Pellet 8 Boil 5 min 3.7 24.4%
4 g Simcoe4 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Whirlpool at 80 °C 0 min 0.27 2%
70 g 47 Hops - Saaz70 g Saaz Hops Pellet 8 Whirlpool 0 min 5.39 34.1%
26 g Centennial26 g Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Whirlpool 0 min 2.5 12.7%
205 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.50 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
0.75 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
1 each Protofloc Fining Boil 10 min.
12.13 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.24 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.75 tsp Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
AEB - Fermolager W
Amount:
23 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
87%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 15 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1132 B cells required
Lallemand - LalBrew Diamond Lager
Amount:
11 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 15 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1132 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
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
34 L Stir in grains Infusion 17 °C 65 °C 7 min
Stir and soak Infusion 65 °C 65 °C 20 min
Mash Fly Sparge 65 °C 66 °C 70 min
Mash Out Fly Sparge 66 °C 77 °C 10 min
30 L Sparge Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 57.78 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 12.38 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 36.5
Mash volume with grains 43.1
Grain absorption losses -10
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 31.1 L) 28.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 57.8 L) 55
Boil off losses -4.8
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume 52.5
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.5
Going into fermentor 52
Total: 64.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Pilsner lager for Xmas. Left it a bit late so will brew under pressure at higher end temp for the 2 different yeasts.

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