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Historic Pilsner Urquell 7 gal

Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 7 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Source: Zymergy July August 2011
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday July 25th 2022

Czech Pilsner

OG: 1.054 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.4% IBU: 36

Pilsner Urquell Clone

by Richard F Shoff Jr

OG: 1.052 FG: 1.015 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 35

Historic Pilsner Urquell

by Richard F Shoff Jr

OG: 1.053 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.4% IBU: 38

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

5.3%

IBU (rager):

40.1

SRM (morey):

5.5

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
11 lb	German - Bohemian Pilsner11 lb Bohemian Pilsner	38	1.9	90.7%
2 oz	German - CaraBohemian2 oz CaraBohemian	33	75	1%
6 oz	Flaked Wheat6 oz Flaked Wheat	34	2	3.1%
10 oz	German - Melanoidin10 oz Melanoidin	37	25	5.2%
194 oz / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
19 g	Saaz19 g Saaz Hops	Pellet	3.4	Boil	80 min	7.61	11.4%
75 g	Saaz75 g Saaz Hops	Pellet	3.4	Boil	60 min	29.07	44.9%
33 g	Saaz33 g Saaz Hops	Pellet	3.4	Boil	15 min	3.41	19.8%
40 g	saaz40 g saaz Hops	Pellet	3.4	Dry Hop	7 days		24%
167 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
167 g	Saaz (Pellet) 167 g Saaz (Pellet) Hops		40.09	100.1%
167 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
16 qt	Strike	142 °F	122 °F	15 min
16 qt	Temperature	--	148 °F	60 min
16 qt	Temperature	--	162 °F	10 min
16 qt	Temperature	--	171 °F	10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
6.19 ml	Lactic acid		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Wyeast - Bohemian Lager 2124

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	48 - 58 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 511 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Pilsen (Light Lager)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
21	5	18	16	21	25
1.5 gr gypsum .2 gr Magnesium Sulfate 1 gr slaked lyme (in boil) 5 ml lactic acid ( up to 1.3 ml more if needed)
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Notes

Dry Hop 1 oz in fermentor7 days.

Alternate Yeast 2308, 2633

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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