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Pilsner Urkel

199 calories 20.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.92 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.55 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 87% (brew house)
Calories: 199 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 27th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner10 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 36.3 1.9 95.2%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Acidulated0.5 lb Acidulated 27 3.4 4.8%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.35 oz Tettnanger2.35 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 60 min 27.11 50.5%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 30 min 8.87 21.5%
1.30 oz Tettnanger1.3 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 1 min 0.65 28%
4.65 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 g CaCl2 Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Bock Lager Yeast WLP833
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
48 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 460 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.58 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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
6.5625 gal Strike 159 °F 99 °F 15 min
Decoction 99 °F 125 °F --
Decoction 125 °F 150 °F --
Decoction 150 °F 170 °F --
2.51 gal Batch Sparge 168 °F 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 qt/lb 6.56 26.3  
Mash volume with grains 7.4 29.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 2.92 11.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 7.92 31.7  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.17 -0.7  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.55 22.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.55 g | 22.2 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.48 37.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Pilsner Urkel" Bohemian Pilsener beer recipe by Brewer #351427. All Grain, ABV 5.88%, IBU 36.63, SRM 3.7, Fermentables: (Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner, Acidulated) Hops: (Tettnanger) Other: (Lactic acid, Epsom Salt (MgSO4), CaCl2)
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