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Summer Beer

173 calories 15.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Classic American Pilsner
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/favorite-recipe-pl
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday February 20th 2015
1.053
1.010
5.7%
13.2
3.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 lb American - White Wheat2 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 19.4%
6.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row6.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 63.1%
1.50 lb Honey1.5 lb Honey 42 2 14.6%
0.30 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.3 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.9%
10.30 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 13.24 66.7%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 0 min 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 136 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Corn Sugar       Amount: 6.0 oz       CO2 Level: 3.0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Baseline: Add 1 tsp of calcium chloride dihydrate (what your LHBS sells) to each 5 gallons of water treated. Add 2% sauermalz to the grist.

Deviate from the baseline as follows:

For soft water beers (i.e Pils, Helles). Use half the baseline amount of calcium chloride and increase the sauermalz to 3%
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
35 qt Infusion -- 150 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.3 13.2  
Mash volume with grains 4 16  
Grain absorption losses -1.1 -4.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.8 g | 23.2 qt) 5.43 21.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.12 0.5  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.86 g | 31.5 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.73 34.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Summer Beer" Classic American Pilsner beer recipe by http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/favorite-recipe-pl. All Grain, ABV 5.66%, IBU 13.24, SRM 3.78, Fermentables: (White Wheat, Pale 2-Row, Honey, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Saaz)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-02-20 22:29 UTC