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Peoples Pilsner

184 calories 16.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 98 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 105.52 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 93% (ending kettle)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday March 6th 2025
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1.056
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
130 lb American - Pilsner130 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 81.3%
20 lb Briess - Carapils Malt20 lb Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 12.5%
5 lb German - Acidulated Malt5 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 3.1%
5 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose5 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 42 0.5 3.1%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 oz Magnum15 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 28.59 17.2%
10 oz Saaz10 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 15 min 6.15 11.5%
6 oz Saaz6 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 5 min 1.48 6.9%
2.50 lb Hallertau Hersbrucker2.5 lb Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 1.5 Hop Stand at 180 °F 30 min 1.7 46%
1 lb Hallertau Blanc1 lb Hallertau Blanc Hops Pellet 10 Hop Stand at 180 °F 30 min 4.52 18.4%
87 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.37 oz ALDC Other Primary 0 min.
50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
30 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
30 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
- Apex munich
Amount:
500 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
77%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1792 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-
75 8 0 63 89 0
This water I have used for German Pilsner and American Pilsner with success. It has no alkalinity and a calcium level of ~60 ppm. This water, Pilsner malt and 2% acid malt in the grist should yield a mash pH round 5.4.

<75ppm Ca, 8ppm Mg, 0ppm Na, 89ppm So4, 63ppm Cl, 0ppm HC03, -47ppm CaC03 residual alkalinity

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Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
58.125 gal Strike 164 °F 148 °F 60 min
66.89 gal Sparge 185 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 101.41 gal (405.65 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.61 gal (46.44 qt) and adding 89.41 gal (357.65 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 70.53 gal (282.1 qt) 58.13 232.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 58.13 232.5  
Mash volume with grains 70.53 282.1  
Grain absorption losses -19.38 -77.5  
Remaining sparge water volume 67.02 268.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 101.02 g | 404.1 qt) 105.52 422.1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.39 1.6  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.16 -4.7  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 102.5 g | 410 qt) 98 392  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -2.1 -8.4  
Estimated amount in fermentor 95.9 383.6  
Total: 125.15 500.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

make IBUs around 35 after dilution

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