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Pilsner Urquell Clone

170 calories 15.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 80 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Source: Brew Your Own Big Book of Clone Recipes
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday January 30th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.20 lb German - Pilsner9.2 lb Pilsner $ 1.79 / lb
$ 16.47 		38 1.6 77%
1.25 lb German - Vienna1.25 lb Vienna $ 0.15 / oz
$ 3.00 		37 4 10.5%
0.75 lb German - Munich Light0.75 lb Munich Light $ 0.15 / oz
$ 1.80 		37 6 6.3%
0.75 lb German - Carapils0.75 lb Carapils $ 0.15 / oz
$ 1.80 		35 1.3 6.3%
11.95 lbs / $ 23.07
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.25 oz Saaz1.25 oz Saaz Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 3.13 		Pellet 4.4 First Wort 0 min 24.39 41.7%
0.75 oz Saaz0.75 oz Saaz Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 1.88 		Pellet 4.4 Boil 45 min 11.57 25%
0.75 oz Saaz0.75 oz Saaz Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 1.88 		Pellet 4.4 Boil 25 min 8.77 25%
0.25 oz Saaz0.25 oz Saaz Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 0.63 		Pellet 4.4 Boil 2 min 0.36 8.3%
3 oz / $ 7.50
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.50 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
0.50 each Campden Tablet Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.53 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.33 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.32 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.70 g Gypsum Water Agt Boil 0 min.
1.73 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Boil 0 min.
0.42 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 6.99 / each
$ 6.99
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
$ 6.99 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 14.98 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
BrewRO Reverse Osmosis
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
18 qt Strike -- 142 °F 60 min
boil 15 min, hold for 30 Decoction -- 155 °F 30 min
14.2 qt Dunk Sparge Batch Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 62 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.48 17.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 5.24 g | 20.9 qt) 5.44 21.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.49 -6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.68 g | 18.7 qt) 5.26 21.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.41 g | 29.7 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -2 -8  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.3 21.2  
Top off amount 0.2 0.8  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.74 39
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Need ~8 Gallons of water.


Strike * 131, step to 142, decocted to 154.

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