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171 calories 16.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Pale Lager
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.98 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 62% (brew house)
Source: Arthur Forwood
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 18th 2025
1.052
1.011
5.5%
26.7
6.7
5.4
34.02
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row11 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row $ 1.02 / lb
$ 11.22 		37 1.8 47.8%
1 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt1 lb Vienna Malt $ 1.30 / lb
$ 1.30 		37 3.5 4.3%
1 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L1 lb Caramel Malt - 60L $ 1.30 / lb
$ 1.30 		35.4 60 4.3%
1 lb Briess - White Wheat Raw1 lb White Wheat Raw $ 1.00 / lb
$ 1.00 		34.5 2 4.3%
7 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row7 lb Standard 2-Row $ 1.09 / lb
$ 7.63 		36.8 1.8 30.4%
2 lb Cane Sugar2 lb Cane Sugar $ 0.75 / lb
$ 1.50 		46 0 8.7%
23 lbs / $ 23.95
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Charles Faram - Tettnang1 oz Tettnang Hops $ 1.69 / oz
$ 1.69 		Pellet 6.8 Boil 30 min 9.13 20%
1 oz Hopsteiner - Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 2.50 		Pellet 5.5 Boil 30 min 7.39 20%
1 oz Charles Faram - Tettnang1 oz Tettnang Hops $ 1.69 / oz
$ 1.69 		Pellet 6.8 Boil 15 min 5.9 20%
1 oz Charles Faram - Tettnang1 oz Tettnang Hops $ 1.69 / oz
$ 1.69 		Pellet 6.8 Boil 5 min 2.37 20%
1 oz Hopsteiner - Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 2.50 		Pellet 5.5 Boil 5 min 1.92 20%
5 oz / $ 10.07
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
14 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Czech Pils 2278
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 58 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 803 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.19 psi       Temp: 42 °F       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
North Penn Water Authority - Skippack, PA [3/2021]
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
32 9 20 35 21 0.3
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10 gal Strike 156 °F 148 °F 60 min
3.75 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.9 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.9 qt/lb 9.98 39.9  
Mash volume with grains 11.66 46.6  
Grain absorption losses -2.63 -10.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.69 g | 18.8 qt) 4.73 18.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.15 0.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.94 g | 47.8 qt) 11.98 47.9  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 14.71 58.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This is a split Batch. First is the Czech lager, the second is a pale ale that will be dry hopped.

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