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Pilsner Urquell Clone

139 calories 12.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Czech Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 139 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday January 5th 2016
1.046
1.008
5.0%
38.3
4.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 kg Dry Malt Extract - Light1 kg Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 24.1%
1.50 kg Liquid Malt Extract - Light1.5 kg Liquid Malt Extract - Light - (late boil kettle addition) 35 4 36.1%
2.50 kg / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 kg German - Pilsner1 kg Pilsner 38 1.6 24.1%
0.25 kg German - Vienna0.25 kg Vienna 37 4 6%
0.15 kg German - Munich Light0.15 kg Munich Light 37 6 3.6%
0.25 kg German - Carapils0.25 kg Carapils 35 1.3 6%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Cluster40 g Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 31.93 42.1%
30 g Saaz30 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 6.4 31.6%
25 g Saaz25 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 0 min 26.3%
95 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
15 °C
Pitch Rate:
-
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 27.1 L) 12
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 27.1 L) 13.1
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -1.7
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.6
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 26.1 L) 11
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 1.1
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil volume 21
Going into fermentor 21
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.  
Total: 12  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Pilsner Urquell clone
(5 gallons/19 L, extract with grains)
OG = 1.048 FG = 1.014
IBU = 40 SRM = 7 ABV = 4.4%

Brewed in Plzen, Czechoslovakia, Pilsner Urquell is the original Pilsner beer. For the best results, brew this clone with soft water.

Ingredients
1.0 lb. (0.45 kg) Laaglander Light dried malt extract
3.75 lbs. (1.7 kg) Coopers Light liquid malt extract (late addition)
1.75 lbs. (0.79 kg) Pilsner malt
0.5 lbs. (0.23 kg) Vienna malt
0.25 lbs. Munich malt (10 °L)
0.5 lbs. (0.23 kg) CaraPils malt
8.75 AAU Cluster hops (60 mins) (1.3 oz./38 g of 6.5% alpha acids)
3.75 AAU Saaz (Zatek) hops (15 mins) (0.93 oz./27 g of 4% alpha acids)
0.75 oz. (21 g) Saaz (Zatek) hops (0 mins)
1 tsp Irish moss
Wyeast 2001 (Urquell Lager) or White Labs WLP800 (Pilsner) yeast (3 qt./3 L starter)
0.75 cup corn sugar (for priming)

Step by Step
In a large soup pot, heat 4.5 quarts (4.3 L) of water to 169 °F (76 °C). Add crushed grains to grain bag. Submerge bag and let grains steep around 158 °F (70 °C) for 45 minutes. While grains steep, begin heating 2.1 gallons (7.8 L) of water in your brewpot. When steep is over, remove 1.5 qts. (1.4 L) of water from brewpot and add to the "grain tea" in steeping pot. Place colander over brewpot and place steeping bag in it. Pour grain tea (with water added) through grain bag. This will strain out any solid bits of grain and rinse some sugar from the grains. Heat liquid in brewpot to a boil, then stir in dried malt extract, add first charge of hops and begin the 60 minute boil. Add other hop charges at times indicated. With 15 minutes left in boil, add Irish moss. Then turn off heat and stir in liquid malt extract. Stir well to dissolve extract, then resume heating. (Keep the boil clock running while you stir.) At the end of the boil, cool wort, transfer to fermenter and top up to 5 gallons (19 L) with water. Aerate wort and pitch yeast. Ferment at 70 °F (21 °C). Rack to secondary and lager for at least five weeks at 40 °F (4.4 °C) or below.

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