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Dark Czech Lager

150 calories 15.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Dark Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 500 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 590 liters
Post Boil Size: 535 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 11.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 150 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday December 6th 2024
11.3 °P
3.0 °P
4.4%
22.7
59.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
55 kg Dingemans - Pilsen55 kg Pilsen 36.8 3.04 53.9%
11 kg Castle Malting - Chateau Cara Terra11 kg Chateau Cara Terra 34 198.64 10.8%
25 kg Castle Malting - Château Munich Light25 kg Château Munich Light 34 18.78 24.5%
11 kg Bestmalz - BEST Chocolate11 kg BEST Chocolate 34.5 899.99 10.8%
102 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
265 g Barth-Haas - Hallertauer Magnum265 g Hallertauer Magnum Hops Pellet 13.5 Boil 60 min 19.65 51.5%
250 g Barth-Haas - Tettnang Tettnanger250 g Tettnang Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4 Whirlpool 0 min 3 48.5%
515 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
12 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 8470 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 508.28 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 462.88 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 342.72 L 275.4
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.7 L/kg 275.4
Mash volume with grains 342.7
Grain absorption losses -102
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 335.8 L) 417.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 508.3 L) 590
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 501.3 L) 535
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -1.3
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 533.8 L) 500
Total: 692.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Too roasted of malt flavor & a little too dark imo

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  • Last Updated: 2025-01-02 16:14 UTC