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218 calories 21.8 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25 liters
Post Boil Size: 21 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: me
Calories: 218 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 21.8 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Saturday September 3rd 2022
1.047
1.011
4.7%
37.7
11.1
5.5
22.22
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
3.20 kg Crisp Malting - Extra Pale Malt3.2 kg Extra Pale Malt 2.00 € / kg
6.40 € 		38 3.57 80%
480 g Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)480 g Munich Type II (Dark) 2.00 € / kg
0.96 € 		37 25.19 12%
200 g Weyermann - Melanoidin200 g Melanoidin 2.00 € / kg
0.40 € 		34.5 70.55 5%
120 g Bestmalz - BEST Acidulated120 g BEST Acidulated 2.50 € / kg
0.30 € 		35.9 6 3%
4,000 g / 8.06 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
34 g Hopsteiner - SLÁDEK34 g SLÁDEK Hops 40.00 € / kg
1.36 € 		Pellet 6.55 Boil 60 min 31.03 33.3%
68 g Hopsteiner - SLÁDEK68 g SLÁDEK Hops 40.00 € / kg
2.72 € 		Pellet 6.55 Hop Stand at 80 °C 20 min 6.68 66.7%
102 g / 4.08 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.10 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 0.02 € / g
0.04 € 		Water Agt Mash 70 min.
2 ml Lactic acid 0.02 € / ml
0.04 € 		Water Agt Mash 70 min.
0.08 €
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - Swiss Lager Yeast S-189
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
5.00 € / each
10.00 €
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
12 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 233 B cells required
10.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.88 bar       Temp: 5 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 23 1 50 50 185
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15 L MASH IN - Beta Infusion 67 °C 63 °C 30 min
5 L Alpha amylase Batch Sparge 63 °C 72 °C 30 min
5 L MASH OUT Batch Sparge 72 °C 77 °C 5 min
3 L BIAB OUT Batch Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 5 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 31.1 L) 29.9
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 33.8 L) 32.5
Grain absorption losses -4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 26.2 L) 25
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20.3 L) 21
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.3
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 20.7 L) 20
Total: 29.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Fermentation: 7 days at 12C, 4 days at 15C, then 3 days cold crash to 1C. Keg and burst carbonate at 5C with 30PSI for 24 hours then serve at 12PSI.

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