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Czech Dark Lager

147 calories 12.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Dark Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 64% (brew house)
Calories: 147 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 2nd 2021
1.045
1.008
4.8%
17.5
21.9
5.5
27.04
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb German - Vienna6 lb German - Vienna $ 1.80 / lb
$ 10.79 		37 4 63.2%
2 lb DE - Munich - Light 10L2 lb Munich - Light 10L $ 1.73 / lb
$ 3.46 		37 6 21.1%
0.50 lb Castle Malting - Château Munich Light0.5 lb Château Munich Light $ 1.40 / lb
$ 0.70 		34 7.6 5.3%
0.50 lb German - CaraMunich II0.5 lb German - CaraMunich II - (late mash tun addition) $ 1.34 / lb
$ 0.67 		34 46 5.3%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Carafa Special Type II0.5 lb Carafa Special Type II - (late mash tun addition) $ 2.09 / lb
$ 1.05 		29.9 425 5.3%
9.50 lbs / $ 16.67
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.70 oz Saaz (3.5 AA) / 1 Ounces0.7 oz Saaz (3.5 AA) / 1 Ounces Hops $ 1.50 / oz
$ 1.05 		Pellet 3.5 First Wort 0 min 11.04 45.8%
0.50 oz Saaz (2.8 AA) / 6 Ounces0.5 oz Saaz (2.8 AA) / 6 Ounces Hops $ 1.67 / oz
$ 0.83 		Pellet 2.8 Boil 60 min 5.73 32.7%
0.33 oz Saaz (3.5 AA) / 1 Ounces0.33 oz Saaz (3.5 AA) / 1 Ounces Hops $ 1.50 / oz
$ 0.50 		Pellet 3.5 Boil 4 min 0.77 21.6%
1.53 oz / $ 2.38
 
Yeast
White Labs - Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast WLP802
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 7.99 / each
$ 7.99
Attenuation (custom):
79.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required
$ 7.99 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Jeff M's Water Johns Creek
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
13.5 qt Strike 145 °F 131 °F 15 min
1 gal Infusion 212 °F 147 °F 30 min
1 gal Infusion 212 °F 158 °F 30 min
7 qt Infusion 212 °F 170 °F 10 min
3 gal Fly Sparge 170 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.35 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 50 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.35 qt/lb 2.53 10.1  
Mash volume with grains 3.13 12.5  
Grain absorption losses -0.94 -3.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.55 g | 22.2 qt) 5.74 23  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.17 0.7  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 7.25 29  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.75 23  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.27 33.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Gordon Strong's recipe

Dark grains added at Vorlauf

Messed up hops addition. Should have been an additional .5 oz at 60 min and .65 oz at whirlpool (instead of 0.33oz at 4 mins)

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