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Crystal Pilsner

240 calories 22.9 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 27 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 34.6 liters
Post Boil Size: 28.3 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 240 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 22.9 g (Per 500ml)
URL: https://byo.com/recipe/pilsner-urquell-clone/
Created: Sunday April 27th 2025
1.052
1.011
5.4%
37.2
5.1
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 kg Crisp Malting - Extra Pale Maris Otter5 kg Extra Pale Maris Otter 37.5 2 83.3%
0.50 kg Simpsons - Vienna0.5 kg Vienna 36 3.5 8.3%
0.30 kg Simpsons - Munich Malt0.3 kg Munich Malt 36.8 8 5%
0.20 kg German - Melanoidin0.2 kg Melanoidin 37 25 3.3%
6 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
60 g Crystal60 g Crystal Hops Pellet 4.8 First Wort 60 min 31.86 50%
60 g Crystal60 g Crystal Hops Pellet 4.8 Whirlpool 10 min 5.33 50%
120 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.28 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.44 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
WHC Lab - Einstein
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
9 - 16 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
10 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 608 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 9 23
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
23 L Strike 20 °C 68 °C 60 min
18 L Batch Sparge 68 °C 90 °C --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 45.46 L. Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 41.44 L and adding 0.06 L sparge/top-off. 41.5
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 40.2 L) 41.5
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 44.2 L) 45.5
Grain absorption losses -6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 33.3 L) 34.6
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 27.3 L) 28.3
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.3
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 28 L) 27
Total: 41.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Crystal Pilsner" Czech Premium Pale Lager beer recipe by John Snelson. BIAB, ABV 5.4%, IBU 37.2, SRM 5.05, Fermentables: ( Extra Pale Maris Otter, Vienna, Munich Malt, Melanoidin) Hops: (Crystal) Other: (Lactic acid, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-02 20:55 UTC