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Czech Premium Pale

174 calories 17.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.9 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 88% (brew house)
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday November 13th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Crisp Malting - Hana Malt9 lb Hana Malt 36 1.3 90%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Carafoam0.5 lb Carafoam 34.5 2.2 5%
0.50 lb Munich0.5 lb Munich 37 6 5%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 2.67 Boil 60 min 7.98 6.7%
2.50 oz Saaz2.5 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 2.67 Boil 30 min 15.33 16.7%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 2.67 Boil 15 min 7.92 13.3%
1.50 oz Saaz1.5 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 2.67 Boil 5 min 2.39 10%
8 oz Saaz8 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 2.67 Whirlpool at 170 °F 20 min 8 53.3%
15 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast WLP802
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 104 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 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.75 gal Short protein rest Strike 137 °F 131 °F 10 min
Temperature -- 140 °F 25 min
Temperature 140 °F 122 °F 35 min
15 minute conversion hold at 155, then boil for 20 min Decoction -- -- 20 min
Add decoction and set temp to 147 Temperature -- 147 °F 40 min
15 minute hold at 155, them boil for 20 minutes Decoction -- -- 20 min
Add decoction back to mash and hold at 160 for 30 min Temperature -- 160 °F 30 min
2 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.38 17.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 4.88 g | 19.5 qt) 5.18 20.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.64 g | 22.6 qt) 4.03 16.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.51 g | 34.1 qt) 6.9 27.6  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.26 -1.1  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.3 -1.2  
Top off amount 0.3 1.2  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.4 33.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Czech Premium Pale" Czech Premium Pale Lager beer recipe by El Gertez. All Grain, ABV 5.34%, IBU 41.61, SRM 2.9, Fermentables: (Hana Malt, Carafoam, Munich) Hops: (Saaz) Other: (Lactic acid, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous))
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