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NZ pilsner

231 calories 22.5 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 26 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 34.77 liters
Post Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 95%
Calories: 231 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 22.5 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Sunday February 16th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.25 kg Dingemans - Pilsen5.25 kg Pilsen 36.8 1.7 93.3%
125 g Weyermann - Carapils125 g Carapils 34.5 2.1 2.2%
250 g Castle Malting - Château Acid (Malta Acida)250 g Château Acid (Malta Acida) 34 4.1 4.4%
5,625 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 g Magnum5 g Magnum Hops Pellet 16.5 Boil 60 min 8.28 2.4%
25 g Nectaron25 g Nectaron Hops Pellet 10.3 Boil 5 min 5.15 11.8%
25 g Nelson Sauvin25 g Nelson Sauvin Hops Pellet 12.3 Boil 5 min 6.15 11.8%
50 g Nectaron50 g Nectaron Hops Pellet 10.3 Whirlpool at 80 °C 20 min 5.94 23.6%
50 g Nelson Sauvin50 g Nelson Sauvin Hops Pellet 12.3 Whirlpool at 80 °C 20 min 7.1 23.6%
1 oz Nelson Sauvin1 oz Nelson Sauvin Hops Lupulin Pellet 28 Dry Hop 3 days 13.4%
1 oz NZ Hops - Nectaron1 oz Nectaron Hops Lupulin Pellet 26.8 Dry Hop 3 days 13.4%
211.70 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.10 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.25 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Bohemian Lager Yeast M84
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 15 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 113 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
26 L Strike 68 °C 67 °C 60 min
14.4 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4 L/kg 22.5
Mash volume with grains 26.2
Grain absorption losses -5.6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.5 L) 18.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32.5 L) 34.8
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 26.5 L) 28.5
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 28 L) 26
Total: 41.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"NZ pilsner" Czech Premium Pale Lager beer recipe by NathanUK. All Grain, ABV 5.2%, IBU 32.62, SRM 3.37, Fermentables: (Pilsen, Carapils, Château Acid (Malta Acida)) Hops: (Magnum, Nectaron, Nelson Sauvin) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum)
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