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Summer Pilsner

158 calories 13.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Classic American Pilsner
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 65 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 70 liters
Post Boil Size: 66 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 88% (brew house)
Source: Meemo
Calories: 158 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday December 12th 2025
1.052
1.009
5.6%
18.5
4.0
5.4
9.43
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.30 kg Weyermann - Bohemian Pilsner Malt10.3 kg Bohemian Pilsner Malt 36.8 2.43 81.1%
1 kg Weyermann - Vienna Malt1 kg Vienna Malt 37 3.5 7.9%
1 kg Gladfield - Gladiator Malt1 kg Gladiator Malt $ 5.95 / kg
$ 5.95 		37.3 3.6 7.9%
0.40 kg Gladfield - Sour Grapes Acid Malt0.4 kg Sour Grapes Acid Malt $ 6.95 / kg
$ 2.78 		12.4 2.03 3.1%
12.70 kg / $ 8.73
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
12 g Simcoe12 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 First Wort 60 min 7.08 2%
25 g Pacifica25 g Pacifica Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 1.79 4.2%
25 g Riwaka25 g Riwaka Hops $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		Pellet 5.5 Boil 10 min 1.97 4.2%
90 g Pacifica90 g Pacifica Hops Pellet 5 Whirlpool at 80 °C 20 min 2.15 15.2%
210 g Riwaka210 g Riwaka Hops $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		Pellet 5.5 Whirlpool at 80 °C 20 min 5.51 35.5%
100 g Pacifica100 g Pacifica Hops Pellet 5 Dry Hop at 3 °C 1 days 16.9%
130 g Riwaka130 g Riwaka Hops $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		Pellet 5.5 Dry Hop at 3 °C 1 days 22%
592 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 g Yeast Nutrient $ 69.50 / kg
$ 0.70 		Other Boil 10 min.
8 g Polyclar Brewbrite Fining Boil 15 min.
64 ml Super F Fining Primary 0 min.
2.50 g Aromazyme Flavor Secondary 2 min.
$ 0.70
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LalBrew NovaLager™
Amount:
200 Milliliters
Cost:
$ 0.00 / each
$ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
10 - 20 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 293 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Meemo-Brewing
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
41 L Infusion 67 °C 66 °C 60 min
44 L Sparge 75 °C 75 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.2 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 74.86 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 29.46 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 49.02 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 37.02 L and adding 3.62 L sparge/top-off. 40.6
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.2 L/kg 40.6
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 48.5 L) 49
Grain absorption losses -12.7
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 47.8 L) 43
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 74.9 L) 70
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 66
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -1.5
Top off amount 0.5
Going into fermentor 65
Total: 83.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Summer Pilsner" Classic American Pilsner beer recipe by Meemo. All Grain, ABV 5.64%, IBU 18.49, SRM 4.01, Fermentables: (Bohemian Pilsner Malt, Vienna Malt, Gladiator Malt, Sour Grapes Acid Malt) Hops: (Simcoe, Pacifica, Riwaka) Other: (Yeast Nutrient, Polyclar Brewbrite, Super F, Aromazyme)
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