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Deb's Sunbird German Pilsner #3

324 calories 29.5 g 750 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pils
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 16.5 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 21.75 liters
Post Boil Size: 16.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: Agile 10
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 324 calories (Per 750ml)
Carbs: 29.5 g (Per 750ml)
Created: Sunday October 16th 2022
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Fermentables
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Hops
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30 g Hallertau Mittelfruh30 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4 Boil at 100 °C 15 min 10.41 30%
40 g Hallertau Mittelfruh40 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4 Hop Stand at 80 °C 30 min 3.2 40%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.30 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.35 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.73 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
5 g Yeast Nutrient Other Mash 15 min.
5 g Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
1.75 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
23 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
12 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 289 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Taylor's Beach
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
70.5 9.5 29 63.9 105 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 L Protein Rest Infusion 52 °C 50 °C 10 min
Beta Rest Infusion 62 °C 62 °C 45 min
Alpha Rest Infusion 68 °C 68 °C 45 min
Glycoprotein rest Infusion 71 °C 71 °C 20 min
Vourlaf Vorlauf 76 °C 76 °C 20 min
9.25 L Sparge 76 °C -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.7 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.7 L/kg 9.5
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 11.6 L) 11.8
Grain absorption losses -3.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 20.3 L) 16.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 25.4 L) 21.8
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 16.5
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.2
Top off amount 0.2
Going into fermentor 16.5
Total: 26.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

The Olive Backed Sunbird is a common Honeyeater at Taylors Beach. It has a beautiful yellow breast - similar in colour to a German Pils.

2 packs (11.5g each) to ensure adequate yeast.

First Brew of this version 6/11/2024
OG: 1057
FG:

The wort was overboiled losing one extra Litre of wort hence the high OG in comparison to predicted. Will need to adjust boil off rate.

Cold conditioned after fermentation finished at around 4C in fermenter 2 weeks then bottle conditioned 1 week. Further 2 weeks cold conditioning in bottle. Excellent clarity.

Bottled with gelatine finings


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