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Pilsner 10 gal

165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Tom Smith
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 8th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb American - Pilsner18 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 85.7%
3 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)3 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 14.3%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Tettnanger2 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 17.33 50%
2 oz Tettnanger2 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 8.6 50%
4 oz / 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
* Distilled Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.4 gal (49.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.4 gal (1.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.88 31.5  
Mash volume with grains 9.56 38.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.63 -10.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.4 g | 29.6 qt) 9 36  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.4 g | 49.6 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 10.75 43  
Going into fermentor 10.75 43  
Total: 16.88 67.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Pilsner 10 gal" German Pilsner (Pils) beer recipe by Tom Smith. All Grain, ABV 4.9%, IBU 25.93, SRM 3.53, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Tettnanger)
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