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Czech Pilsner

175 calories 17.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday June 1st 2018
1.053
1.013
5.2%
41.9
3.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner20 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.8 93.2%
0.85 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.85 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4%
0.60 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.6 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.8%
21.45 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
91 g Saaz91 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3 Boil 60 min 17.64 29.3%
110 g Saaz110 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3 Boil 30 min 16.39 35.4%
55 g Saaz55 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3 Boil 10 min 3.87 17.7%
55 g Saaz55 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3 Whirlpool at 202 °F 0 min 3.96 17.7%
311 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bohemian Lager 2124
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 58 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 818 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Force       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.04 gal Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
Sparge -- 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.66 gal (54.65 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.66 gal (6.65 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 8.04 32.2  
Mash volume with grains 9.76 39  
Grain absorption losses -2.68 -10.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.55 g | 34.2 qt) 8.39 33.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.66 g | 54.6 qt) 13.5 54  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.34 -1.4  
Post boil Volume 11.07 44.3  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.07 -0.3  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16.43 65.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash in with 8.0 gal. at 170 for rest at 154 (60 min.)
Drain to kettle and collect 4.7 gal.

Sparge with 8.9 gal. at 185 for rest at 168 (15 min.)
Drain to kettle and collect 13.5 gal.
Pre-boil OG 1.043

Ferment at 50 with diacetyl rest for 2 days at 65.

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  • Last Updated: 2018-06-10 19:38 UTC