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3B Czech Pilsner Extract

178 calories 17.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 16.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72.5% (steeping grains only)
Source: Fathers Brewing
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday May 1st 2022
1.054
1.012
5.5%
16.8
4.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Briess - DME Pilsen Light9 lb DME Pilsen Light 43 2 42.9%
12 lb Muntons - Light Dry Malt Extract (DME)12 lb Light Dry Malt Extract (DME) 42 4.3 57.1%
21 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - German Magnum1 oz German Magnum Hops Pellet 11 First Wort 0 min 10.76 16.7%
3 oz Saaz (3.5 AA)3 oz Saaz (3.5 AA) Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 10 min 4.4 50%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 1.61 33.3%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 g Slaked Lime Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Lye Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
169.04 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast WLP802
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1249 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Akron, OH (August 2018)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 gal Alpha rest Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.48 gal (69.9 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.48 gal (21.9 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 15.85 g | 63.4 qt) 16.37 65.5  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.63 6.5  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.48 g | 69.9 qt) 18 72  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil volume 16.5 66  
Going into fermentor 16.5 66  
Total: 16.37 65.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

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