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Quick Pils

183 calories 21.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 42 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 50.7 liters
Post Boil Size: 44.7 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Yeasty Boys Brewing
Calories: 183 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 21.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday March 1st 2021
1.059
1.018
5.4%
33.3
3.7
5.3
50.50
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 kg Canada Malting - SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT7 kg SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT $ 3.10 / kg
$ 21.70 		37.2 1.5 70%
2.50 kg Great Western - Vienna2.5 kg Vienna $ 3.00 / kg
$ 7.50 		37 3 25%
0.50 kg Briess - Carapils Malt0.5 kg Carapils Malt $ 2.80 / kg
$ 1.40 		34.5 1.5 5%
10 kg / $ 30.60
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
28 g Zeus28 g Zeus Hops Pellet 16 Boil 90 min 28.47 9.4%
90 g Saaz90 g Saaz Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 10 min 4.85 30.2%
90 g Saaz90 g Saaz Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 0 min 30.2%
90 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany)90 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops $ 0.01 / g
$ 0.90 		Pellet 5 Boil 0 min 30.2%
298 g / $ 0.90
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
15.70 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirl Floc / 89 Each $ 1.00 / each
$ 1.00 		Fining Boil 5 min.
$ 1.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bohemian Lager 2124
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
$ 9.00 / each
$ 18.00
Attenuation (custom):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
9 - 14 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
13 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 914 B cells required
$ 18.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.57 bar       CO2 Level: 2.5 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
28 L Beta Rest Strike 68 °C 63 °C 30 min
Alpha Rest Temperature -- 69 °C 30 min
Cast Temperature -- 75 °C 10 min
30 L Sparge Sparge -- 77 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.8 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 52.04 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 6.64 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.8 L/kg 28
Mash volume with grains 34.6
Grain absorption losses -10
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 34.9 L) 33.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 52 L) 50.7
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 42 L) 44.7
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 44.7 L) 42
Total: 61.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Ferment at 12C for 5 days
Raise slowly over time to clean up Diacetyl
Rack to secondary/keg when fermentation complete
Lager for 21-28 days


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Double Decoction:

Note: Pilsner Urquell uses a triple decoction method with an initial acid rest, but I use well enough modified malts and correct for pH already so the first of three decoctions is unnecessary. The decoction measurements below are ones I developed for an electric system and err on the side of caution, so they are the lower amounts needed to potentially reach the next temperature step and direct heat can be applied to compensate.*

Perform a protein rest at 125F for 15min, then pull off slightly less than 1/3 (1.16gal/4.4L) of the thickest mash and place it in a separate pot. Bring the pot slowly up to 158F and hold for 15min, then slowly bring it up to a boil and proceed to boil for 10min. Stir often so the grains do not burn, but try to allow some 'browning' to help darken the colour and enhance the flavour/aroma profiles. Add the decoction back to the 125F mash, little by little, aiming for a beta rest temperature of 148F. Hold this temperature for 30min while adding back any leftover decoction (if any) as it cools. After this has finished, pull off roughly 1/6 (0.7gal/2.6L) of the thickest mash a second time and place it in the separate pot. Slowly bring the pot up to a boil and continue to boil for 10min. Add the second decoction back to the mash, little by little, aiming for an alpha rest temperature of 158F. Hold this temperature for 30min while adding back any leftover decoction (if any) as it cools. Once this rest has finished, raise the temperature up to a mash out rest of 167F and hold for 10min. After the decoctions and mash out are finished proceed to sparge/lauter as usual.

No Decoction:

Instead of the labour intensive double decoction mash schedule you could:

  • Substitute some of the pilsner malt for vienna and/or munich to add colour and depth.
  • Include some melanoidin malt for a slight decoction 'feel'.
  • Add some carapils malt (or your preferred alternative) for improved head retention.
  • After which, just carry out a temperature/infusion mash schedule based on your preferences.

    This beer won a national silver medal at the Saskatoon Headhunters Competition (2017) and has consistently scored 40's at other national competitions.

    *When Saaz AA is 3.5%, all additions are Saaz 1.5oz, 2oz, 1oz, and 1oz.


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