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Czech Pilsener

180 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Source: Complete Joy of Homebrewing (3rd ed), (301-3)
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 17th 2017
1.054
1.016
5.1%
36.0
4.9
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 95.2%
0.50 lb American - Aromatic Malt0.5 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 4.8%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1.5 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 25.82 46.2%
0.75 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker0.75 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 30 min 9.92 23.1%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.8 Aroma at 212 °F 1 min 0.26 15.4%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.8 Dry Hop at 50 °F 55 days 15.4%
3.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Munich Lager 2308
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 56 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
17595
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.2 gal Conversion Rest Temperature -- 155 °F 30 min
1 gal Decoction -- 212 °F 10 min
3.2 gal 2nd Conversion Rest Temperature -- 158 °F 20 min
4 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.28 13.1  
Mash volume with grains 4.12 16.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.78 23.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.6 g | 26.4 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.9 g | 23.6 qt) 5 20  
Estimated amount in fermentor 5 20  
Total: 9.06 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Original Recipe:
Papazian, Charlie. The Complete Joy of Homebrewing. 3rd ed., Harper Collins, 2003. Pg 301-303.


The beer turned out quite well--light, clean, and refreshing. I lagered it for one month and filtered it through a 1 micron filter, and then force carbonated it.

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