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Dark Czech Lager

177 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Dark Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.74 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.52 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 1st 2024
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1.054
1.010
5.8%
21.3
28.7
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner7 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.8 62.2%
0.50 lb German - Carafa III0.5 lb Carafa III 32 535 4.4%
2 lb Avangard - Munich Dark2 lb Munich Dark 37.1 12 17.8%
1.25 lb Weyermann - Caramunich Type 21.25 lb Caramunich Type 2 34 45 11.1%
0.50 lb German - Melanoidin0.5 lb Melanoidin 37 25 4.4%
11.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Saaz CZ2 oz Saaz CZ Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 60 min 19.38 66.7%
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - CZ Saaz0.5 oz CZ Saaz Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 5 min 0.97 16.7%
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - CZ Saaz0.5 oz CZ Saaz Hops Pellet 2.5 Whirlpool 0 min 0.94 16.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
40 g Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LalBrew Diamond Lager
Amount:
11 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 59 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Use 25% RO water to lower minerality of total water.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.42 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.92 19.7  
Mash volume with grains 5.82 23.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.41 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.35 g | 13.4 qt) 3.47 13.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.61 g | 26.5 qt) 6.74 27  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.02 g | 20.1 qt) 5.52 22.1  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.02 -0.1  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5 20  
Total: 8.4 33.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Dark Czech Lager" Czech Dark Lager beer recipe by gabesinger22. All Grain, ABV 5.79%, IBU 21.28, SRM 28.72, Fermentables: (Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner, Carafa III, Munich Dark, Caramunich Type 2, Melanoidin) Hops: (Saaz CZ, CZ Saaz) Other: (Phosphoric acid)
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