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Perfect Premium Czech Lager

166 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 166 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday March 10th 2024
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n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Pilsner9 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 81.8%
2 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)2 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 18.2%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Hop Alliance - Simco 14.5%15 g Hop Alliance - Simco 14.5% Hops Pellet 14.5 Boil 60 min 25.94 20.9%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 20 min 7.17 39.5%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 2.36 39.5%
2.53 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 each Campden Tablet Water Agt Other 0 min.
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 492 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 4.4 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
4.25 gal Strike 159 °F 152 °F 60 min
2 gal Sparge 170 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 90 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.81 19.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.69 22.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.41 g | 17.6 qt) 3.81 15.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.59 g | 30.4 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.63 34.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Fermented for 7 days at 64 in primary
Dropped temp 5 per day to 30^ (7 days)
Cold crash at 30 for two days
Bottled and laagered for 1 month @ 54

This beer turned out awesome, absolutely perfect. Exactly like lagers I've had in Czech republic.

4/17/26- Dialed hops back to 35 HBU from 40 this batch

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