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House Band

151 calories 13 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 155 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 158.9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 11.5 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 151 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 8th 2025
11.5 °P
2.0 °P
5.1%
21.9
3.2
n/a
237.50
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
250 lb US - Virginia Pilsner250 lb Virginia Pilsner $ 0.95 / lb
$ 237.50 		37 1.75 96.2%
10 lb American - Vienna10 lb Vienna 35 4 3.8%
260 lbs / $ 237.50
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
16 oz Saaz16 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 7.16 22.2%
8 oz Saaz8 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Mash 60 min 0.71 11.1%
16 oz Callista16 oz Callista Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 7.16 22.2%
16 oz Callista16 oz Callista Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 30 min 5.5 22.2%
16 oz Barth-Haas - Callista16 oz Callista Hops Pellet 3.5 Whirlpool 0 min 1.35 22.2%
72 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Bootleg Biology - Franconian Keller Lager
Amount:
5 BBL Pitch
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2370 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
97.5 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 74 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 158.9 gal (635.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 146.9 gal (587.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 118 gal (472 qt) 97.5 390  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 97.5 390  
Mash volume with grains 118 472  
Grain absorption losses -32.5 -130  
Hops absorption losses (mash) -0.3 -1.2  
Remaining sparge water volume 94.45 377.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 158.9 635.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.8 -7.2  
Post boil Volume 155.6 622.4  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.6 -2.4  
Going into fermentor 155 620  
Total: 191.95 767.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"House Band" German Pilsner (Pils) beer recipe by josh@blacknarrowsbrewing.com. All Grain, ABV 5.08%, IBU 21.89, SRM 3.23, Fermentables: (Virginia Pilsner, Vienna) Hops: (Saaz, Callista)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-03-09 14:38 UTC