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German Pilsner

160 calories 14.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pils
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Wayne Chase
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday April 12th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.25 lb Montana Craft Malt - High Country Pils6.25 lb High Country Pils 36.8 1.9 64.1%
2 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row2 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 20.5%
0.50 lb Bestmalz - BEST Vienna0.5 lb BEST Vienna 37 3.8 5.1%
0.50 lb Briess - Carapils Malt0.5 lb Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 5.1%
0.50 lb The Swaen - Goldswaen Belge0.5 lb Goldswaen Belge 35 14 5.1%
9.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 60 min 14.09 20%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 30 min 10.83 20%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 1 min 0.61 20%
1 oz Vojvodina1 oz Vojvodina Hops Leaf/Whole 8.6 Whirlpool 0 min 5.86 20%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.8 Whirlpool 0 min 2.59 20%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LalBrew NovaLager™
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 89 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 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
2.97 gal Infusion 169 °F 153 °F 60 min
3.5 gal Fly Sparge 170 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.05 12.2  
Mash volume with grains 3.83 15.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.22 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.36 g | 25.4 qt) 5.92 23.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.94 g | 31.8 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.58 g | 22.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.43 g | 25.7 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.97 35.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"German Pilsner" German Pils beer recipe by Wayne Chase. All Grain, ABV 5.21%, IBU 33.96, SRM 4.23, Fermentables: (High Country Pils, Standard 2-Row, BEST Vienna, Carapils Malt, Goldswaen Belge) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh, Vojvodina) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), 5.2 pH Stabilizer, Yeast Nutrient, Whirlfloc)
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