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WC Pilsner 2026

151 calories 13.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pils
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 1150 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1080 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 13.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (ending kettle)
Hop Utilization: 92%
Calories: 151 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday February 5th 2025
12.3 °P
2.4 °P
5.3%
22.5
3.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
200 kg American - Pilsner200 kg Pilsner 37 1.8 90.9%
20 kg American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)20 kg Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 9.1%
220 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
450 g Magnum450 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 13.35 8.3%
3,000 g Citra3000 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Whirlpool at 85 °C 10 min 9.18 55%
2,000 g Citra2000 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 3 days 36.7%
5,450 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
300 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
100 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LalBrew NovaLager™
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
10 - 20 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 4959 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 1160.8 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 1115.4 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 805.2 L 660
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 660
Mash volume with grains 805.2
Grain absorption losses -220
Remaining sparge water volume 640.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1160.8 L) 1080
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -2.3
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 1069.2 L) 1150
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -15
Estimated amount in fermentor 1135
Total: 1300.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"WC Pilsner 2026" German Pils beer recipe by White Crow Brewing. All Grain, ABV 5.29%, IBU 22.53, SRM 3.08, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Magnum, Citra) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous))
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  • Last Updated: 2026-01-21 05:06 UTC