Smoked Golden Lager

Method: All Grain
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.2 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (ending kettle)
Calories: 169 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday June 29th 2026

Original Gravity:

12.8 °P

Final Gravity:

2.4 °P

ABV (alternate):

5.7%

IBU (tinseth):

29.0

SRM (morey):

4.5

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

128.56

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
94 lb	Castle Malting - Château Pilsen 2RS94 lb Château Pilsen 2RS	$ 0.83 / lb $ 78.02	37	1.9	78.3%
8 lb	Great Western - Dark Munich8 lb Dark Munich	$ 0.84 / lb $ 6.72	33	20	6.7%
4 lb	Flaked Wheat4 lb Flaked Wheat	$ 0.72 / lb $ 2.88	34	2	3.3%
14 lb	Bestmalz - BEST Smoked14 lb BEST Smoked	$ 1.35 / lb $ 18.90	35.4	2.5	11.7%
120 lbs / $ 106.52

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
4 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum4 oz Magnum Hops	$ 0.50 / oz $ 2.00	Pellet	11.5	Boil	60 min	11.59	12.9%
3 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)3 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops	$ 1.20 / oz $ 3.60	Lupulin Pellet	20.1	Boil at 212 °F	15 min	7.54	9.7%
6 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Fuggles6 oz Fuggles Hops	$ 0.93 / oz $ 5.58	Pellet	4.4	Boil	10 min	2.41	19.4%
6 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Sterling6 oz Sterling Hops	$ 0.88 / oz $ 5.28	Pellet	7.2	Boil	10 min	3.94	19.4%
6 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Fuggles6 oz Fuggles Hops	$ 0.93 / oz $ 5.58	Pellet	4.4	Boil at 212 °F	5 min	1.33	19.4%
6 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Sterling6 oz Sterling Hops		Pellet	7.2	Boil	5 min	2.17	19.4%
31 oz / $ 22.04

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
4 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum (Pellet)	$ 0.50 / oz $ 2.00	11.59	12.9%
3 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) (Lupulin Pellet)	$ 1.20 / oz $ 3.60	7.54	9.7%
12 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Fuggles (Pellet)	$ 0.93 / oz $ 11.16	3.74	38.8%
12 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Sterling (Pellet)	$ 0.88 / oz $ 10.56	6.11	38.8%
31 oz / $ 27.32

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
60.5 gal		Strike	159 °F	151 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
20 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
20 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
70 ml	Phosphoric acid	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Apex - San Diego (Chico) Yeast

Amount:	1.07 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	64 - 75 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1290 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
90.9	30	61	96.8	97.7	1.5
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Notes

so clean and crispy. very good.

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Last Updated: 2026-07-02 12:55 UTC

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