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Pilsner Power

207 calories 18.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.94 gallons
Post Boil Size: 7.44 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 69% (brew house)
Source: British Ale Dude
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 207 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday November 24th 2020
1.063
1.012
6.7%
46.3
7.8
5.5
33.44
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb US - Pilsner Malt10 lb Pilsner Malt $ 1.39 / lb
$ 13.90 		36.8 1.8 64.5%
16 oz Weyermann - Caramunich Type 116 oz Caramunich Type 1 $ 1.49 / lb
$ 1.49 		33.5 35 6.5%
4 lb Great Western - White Wheat4 lb White Wheat $ 1.30 / lb
$ 5.20 		37 3.5 25.8%
0.50 lb Rice Hulls0.5 lb Rice Hulls $ 0.97 / lb
$ 0.49 		0 0 3.2%
15.50 lbs / $ 21.07
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g USA-Apollo25 g USA-Apollo Hops $ 0.04 / g
$ 1.10 		Leaf/Whole 20 Boil 60 min 46.28 14.7%
30 g 47 Hops - Saaz30 g Saaz Hops $ 0.07 / g
$ 2.12 		Pellet 3.8 Aroma at 212 °F 0 min 17.6%
60 g USA-Cascade-201760 g USA-Cascade-2017 Hops $ 0.01 / g
$ 0.78 		Pellet 7 Aroma 0 min 35.3%
55 g 47 Hops - Saaz55 g Saaz Hops $ 0.07 / g
$ 3.88 		Pellet 3.8 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 5 days 32.4%
170 g / $ 7.88
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tbsp Irish Moss Fining Mash 10 min.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 90 min.
3 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 90 min.
1 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 90 min.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 90 min.
1 tbsp Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 90 min.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Californian Lager M54
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 4.49 / each
$ 4.49
Attenuation (avg):
79.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 123 B cells required
$ 4.49 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 2.6 oz       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
85% phosphoric acid to reach acceptable PH
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal stir and recirculate Temperature 126 °F 126 °F 30 min
Temperature 126 °F 152 °F 60 min
pull basket and drain Vorlauf 152 °F 170 °F 10 min
1 gal slow sparge Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.06 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 74 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.06 qt/lb 7.98 31.9  
Mash volume with grains 9.22 36.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.94 -7.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.86 g | 7.4 qt) 2.15 8.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.65 g | 30.6 qt) 7.94 31.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 7.44 29.8  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 7.44 g | 29.8 qt) 6 24  
Total: 10.13 40.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Inspired from BJ's restaurant chain. They had a real full bodied pilsner, kind of like lagunitas czech pilsner.

Of course I have no real facility to ferment at lager temperatures so this is a california lager.

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