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Czech Pale Lager

141 calories 12.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4100 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4700 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 11.5 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: Wes Finger
Calories: 141 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday February 27th 2025
11.5 °P
2.3 °P
4.9%
23.3
3.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
350 kg Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner350 kg Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 36.3 1.9 46.7%
350 kg Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt350 kg Barke Pilsner Malt 37.03 1.75 46.7%
50 kg Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt50 kg BEST Chit Malt 23 1.4 6.7%
750 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2,500 g Saaz2500 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.8 First Wort 0 min 7.05 23.2%
2,500 g Saaz2500 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 90 min 6.85 23.2%
5,000 g Saaz5000 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 30 min 9.07 46.4%
780 g Saaz780 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Whirlpool at 95 °C 30 min 0.28 7.2%
10,780 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
700 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1,000 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast WLP802
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
10 - 13 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 16544 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 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
3200 L Strike 72 °C 67 °C 60 min
2200 L Fly Sparge 76 °C 76 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 4159.6 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 4114.2 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 3495 L 3000
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4 L/kg 3000
Mash volume with grains 3495
Grain absorption losses -750
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1910.5 L) 2450.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4159.6 L) 4700
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -50
Post boil Volume 4103.9
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -3.9
Going into fermentor 4100
Total: 5450.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Czech Pale Lager" No Profile Selected beer recipe by Wes Finger. All Grain, ABV 4.92%, IBU 23.25, SRM 2.98, Fermentables: (Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner, Barke Pilsner Malt, BEST Chit Malt) Hops: (Saaz) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-05 21:23 UTC