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Czech Yo Self Pilsner

184 calories 18.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.5 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (ending kettle)
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday April 10th 2018
13.7 °P
3.5 °P
5.5%
40.2
3.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13.95 lb German - Pilsner13.95 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 61.9%
1.15 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1.15 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5.1%
7 oz German - Acidulated Malt7 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.9%
7 lb German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner7 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.8 31.1%
22.54 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.80 oz Saaz1.8 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 First Wort 0 min 12.16 14.4%
6.90 oz Huell Melon6.9 oz Huell Melon Hops Pellet 6.2 Whirlpool at 175 °F 30 min 21.36 55.2%
3.80 oz Saaz3.8 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Whirlpool at 175 °F 30 min 6.64 30.4%
12.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.25 g CaCl Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.75 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
13 ml Phosphoric Acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.11 g Yeast X Other Boil 10 min.
1.14 tbsp Whirlfloc Fining Primary 5 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L28 Urkel
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
52 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1092 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 10 20 25 30 50
4FXMKNX
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.62 gal Temperature -- 148 °F 30 min
Use HERMS to bring to temp & hold for 10 minutes Temperature -- 158 °F 30 min
11 gal Fly Sparge -- 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.35 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.32 gal (57.27 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.32 gal (9.27 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.35 qt/lb 7.61 30.4  
Mash volume with grains 9.41 37.6  
Grain absorption losses -2.82 -11.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 9.96 39.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.32 g | 57.3 qt) 14.5 58  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 12.18 g | 48.7 qt) 12 48  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.4 -1.6  
Estimated amount in fermentor 11.6 46.4  
Total: 17.57 70.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Acidify Strike/Sparge with 13 ml of phosphoric acid.

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