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Timbo

194 calories 18.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 194 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday August 22nd 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Great Western - Domestic 2-Row9 lb Domestic 2-Row 37 2 45%
9 lb German - Pilsner9 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 45%
2 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)2 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 10%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
175 g Saaz175 g Saaz Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 60 min 30.51 48.8%
70 g Saaz70 g Saaz Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 30 min 9.38 19.5%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.5 Whirlpool 0 min 1.87 15.8%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 1 Mash 0 min 0.79 15.8%
358.40 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
6 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Lunar Crush Lager - OYL-403
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 65 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 192 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Calcium Chloride: 2.5g
Epsom Salt: 1.0g
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.65 gal Strike 166 °F 153 °F 40 min
8 gal Fly Sparge 145 °F 168 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.57 gal (50.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.57 gal (2.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 6.65 26.6  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.1 g | 32.4 qt) 8.18 32.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Hops absorption losses (mash) -0.08 -0.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.75 g | 35 qt) 9.18 36.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.57 g | 50.3 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.32 -1.3  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
Top off amount 0.08 0.3  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 15.83 63.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Timbo" German Pilsner (Pils) beer recipe by Brewer #457290. All Grain, ABV 6.11%, IBU 42.55, SRM 3.59, Fermentables: (Domestic 2-Row, Pilsner, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Saaz, Citra) Other: (Whirlfloc, Yeast Nutrient)
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