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Czech Amber Lager

202 calories 21.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Amber Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Micah Deshotel
Calories: 202 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday March 30th 2025
1.061
1.016
6.0%
46.0
11.9
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner10 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 36.3 1.9 82.9%
1 lb Weyermann - Caramunich Type 21 lb Caramunich Type 2 34 45 8.3%
1 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I1 lb Munich Type I 38 6 8.3%
1 oz Weyermann - Carafa Special Type III1 oz Carafa Special Type III 29.9 525 0.5%
12.06 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 14.45 25%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 45 min 13.27 25%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 30 min 11.11 25%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 7.17 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Czech Pils 2278
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 99 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
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
raise decoction to 150 Decoction 131 °F 150 °F 10 min
Decoction 148 °F 212 °F 30 min
Decoction 158 °F 212 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.28 21.1  
Mash volume with grains 6.24 25  
Grain absorption losses -1.51 -6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.13 g | 12.5 qt) 3.98 15.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.65 g | 26.6 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 9.26 37
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

1oz Carafa type 3 added only to the last 10-15 min of the Mashout


Mash:
-131 F (55 C) for 10 min

 -Pull 1/3 mash volume of thick mash for decoction<br />
 -Raise decoction to 150 F (65 C) and hold until protein rest complete<br />

-148 F (64 C) for 30 min

 -Raise decoction to boil and boil for 15 min or until the beta rest is complete<br />
 -Return decoction to mash tun<br />

-158 F (70 C) for 30 min

 -Pull second decoction with same volume and boil for 15 min or until alpha rest is complete<br />
 -Return decoction to mash tun<br />

-170 F (77 C) for 15 min

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  • Last Updated: 2025-03-31 17:33 UTC