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Czech Pilsner

155 calories 15.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: Butter14
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 14th 2017
1.047
1.011
4.7%
28.6
3.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.06 lb German - Pilsner9.06 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 96.3%
5.52 oz German - Carapils5.52 oz Carapils 35 1.3 3.7%
9.40 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 First Wort 0 min 10.37 33.3%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 6.61 16.7%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 30 min 5.08 16.7%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 6.56 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 oz Whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
1 oz Gelatin Fining Secondary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Urquell Lager 2001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 58 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 425 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Tested 12/17/2015)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
37 9 13 25 25 88
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Protein Rest Infusion -- 130 °F 15 min
Conversion Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1 qt/lb 2.35 9.4  
Mash volume with grains 3.1 12.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.18 -4.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.94 g | 27.7 qt) 5.57 22.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.86 g | 31.5 qt) 6.5 26  
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: 7.93 31.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes


Original recipe called for wyeast 2278 Czech Pilsner. I used wyeast 2001 Urquell



This isn't a fancy recipe, but this is the official Pilsner Urquell clone (with the exception of the Tettnanger bittering addition)

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