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155 calories 15.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 22.14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 20.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 1st 2025
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
40 lb TexMalt - Llano Pilsner40 lb Llano Pilsner 37 2.1 100%
40 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 oz Saaz5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil at 212 °F 10 min 6.31 47.6%
4 oz Saaz4 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil at 212 °F 30 min 7.65 38.1%
1.50 oz Columbus1.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 16.1 Boil at 212 °F 60 min 24.03 14.3%
10.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
37 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
16 g BSG - Fermax Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
2 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
CellarScience - German
Amount:
100 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 62 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
54 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1326 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: -12 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 1 5 5 5 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
27 gal 148 °F 148 °F 30 min
27 gal 152 °F 152 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 21.89 gal (87.58 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 9.89 gal (39.58 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 20.7 gal (82.8 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.8 gal (35.2 qt) and adding 8.7 gal (34.8 qt) sparge/top-off. 17.5 70  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 17.5 70  
Mash volume with grains 20.7 82.8  
Grain absorption losses -5 -20  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.64 g | 38.6 qt) 9.89 39.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 21.89 g | 87.6 qt) 22.14 88.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.39 -1.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20 g | 80 qt) 20.25 81  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 20.25 g | 81 qt) 20 80  
Total: 27.39 109.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

5.30ph @15min with 12ml of lactic
8 brix@15min
8 brix@mash out
9 brix going into boil kettle

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