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Imperial Pilsner

278 calories 26.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.072 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 278 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday January 22nd 2017
1.084
1.018
9.3%
68.2
3.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
21 lb German - Pilsner21 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 65.6%
3 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose3 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 46 0.5 9.4%
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 25%
32 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 8.5 Boil 90 min 21.41 21.1%
1 oz Nugget1 oz Nugget Hops Leaf/Whole 16.1 Boil 90 min 20.28 10.5%
2 oz Willamette2 oz Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 7.5 Boil 5 min 3.52 21.1%
3 oz Cascade3 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 8.5 Hopback at 200 °F 15 min 15.92 31.6%
1.50 oz Willamette1.5 oz Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 7.5 Hopback at 200 °F 15 min 7.02 15.8%
9.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Southern German Lager Yeast WLP838
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
77%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1378 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 152 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.61 gal (58.43 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.61 gal (10.43 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13.2 gal (52.78 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.68 gal (38.72 qt) and adding 1.2 gal (4.78 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.88 43.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 10.88 43.5  
Mash volume with grains 13.2 52.8  
Grain absorption losses -3.63 -14.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.38 g | 29.5 qt) 6.78 27.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.22 0.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.61 g | 58.4 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 12.17 48.7  
Hops absorption losses (hopback) -0.17 -0.7  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 17.65 70.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Imperial Pilsner" American Strong Ale beer recipe by RoundKid. All Grain, ABV 9.34%, IBU 68.15, SRM 3.94, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Corn Sugar - Dextrose, Pale 2-Row) Hops: (Cascade, Nugget, Willamette)
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