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Pilsner

147 calories 15.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 55 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 65.1 liters
Post Boil Size: 59.75 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 12.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 71% (brew house)
Calories: 147 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday February 17th 2025
11.9 °P
3.0 °P
4.8%
30.7
4.2
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 kg New Zealand - American Ale Malt11 kg American Ale Malt 37.3 2.54 88.7%
1 kg Weyermann - Carapils1 kg Carapils 34.5 2.1 8.1%
400 g Rice Hulls400 g Rice Hulls 0 0 3.2%
12.40 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Magnum25 g Magnum Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 60 min 12.26 7.7%
75 g Tettnanger75 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 2.2 Boil 20 min 10.03 23.1%
75 g Spalter Select (Germany)75 g Spalter Select (Germany) Hops Pellet 4.1 Boil 10 min 4.67 23.1%
100 g Saaz100 g Saaz Hops Pellet 2.1 Whirlpool at 80 °C 20 min 1.97 30.8%
50 g Saaz50 g Saaz Hops Pellet 2.1 First Wort 0 min 1.56 15.4%
325 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.70 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.70 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.10 g Gypsum Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
4.20 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
15 g Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
15 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
15 g Bioglucanase Other Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
12 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 229 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Reverse Osmosis
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
37.2 L Infusion -- 50 °C 10 min
Infusion -- 62 °C 30 min
Infusion -- 67 °C 30 min
42.2 L Sparge -- 77 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 62.33 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 16.93 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 37.2
Mash volume with grains 45.4
Grain absorption losses -12.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 38.4 L) 41.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 62.3 L) 65.1
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 55.5 L) 59.8
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 59.3 L) 55
Total: 78.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Pilsner" Czech Pale Lager beer recipe by bainluke@yahoo.com. All Grain, ABV 4.77%, IBU 30.71, SRM 4.22, Fermentables: (American Ale Malt, Carapils, Rice Hulls) Hops: (Magnum, Tettnanger, Spalter Select (Germany), Saaz) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Lactic acid, Whirlfloc, Yeast Nutrient, Bioglucanase)
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