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Pick-me-up - West Coast Pilsner

152 calories 13.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Standard American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.43 liters
Post Boil Size: 23.9 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (brew house)
Calories: 152 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday December 26th 2025
1.050
1.009
5.4%
10.0
2.7
5.3
43.03
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg Weyermann - Extra Pale Premium Pilsner Malt4 kg Extra Pale Premium Pilsner Malt 2.45 € / kg
9.80 € 		38 1.5 72.1%
1.40 kg Flaked Rice1.4 kg Flaked Rice 3.50 € / kg
4.90 € 		40 0.5 25.2%
0.15 kg Rice Hulls0.15 kg Rice Hulls 2.54 € / kg
0.38 € 		0 0 2.7%
5.55 kg / 15.08 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6.20 g Magnum6.2 g Magnum Hops 0.04 € / g
0.25 € 		Pellet 13.6 Boil 60 min 10.01 2.6%
80 g Citra80 g Citra Hops 0.06 € / g
4.80 € 		Pellet 14 Whirlpool at 74 °C 25 min 33.9%
100 g strata100 g strata Hops 0.07 € / g
7.00 € 		Pellet 12.3 Dry Hop at 14 °C Day 10 42.3%
50 g Yakima Chief Hops - Mosaic LupuLN2 (Cryo)50 g Mosaic LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops 0.11 € / g
5.50 € 		Lupulin Pellet 22 Dry Hop at 14 °C Day 10 21.2%
236.20 g / 17.55 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
5.20 € / each
10.40 €
Attenuation (custom):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
15 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 100 B cells required
10.40 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.2 bar       Temp: 7.4 °C       CO2 Level: 2.7 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 60 45 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17.4 L Strike -- 66 °C 60 min
Temperature 67 °C 78 °C 10 min
16.4 L Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 22 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 16.7
Mash volume with grains 20.3
Grain absorption losses -5.6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 18.9 L) 18.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29.1 L) 28.4
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23.4 L) 23.9
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.4
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 23.5 L) 23
Total: 34.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Homage to North Park Beer Co Birdie to Bogey, without having access to the original.

Assuming Birdie to Bogey is a West Coast Pilsner version of Sorta Mostly Dead.
Assuming that only boil IBU contribution is counted.
WP close to ~1 lbs/bbl and DH close to ~2 lbs/bbl.

Water profile is fairly soft, based on available tap water, with a Cl lean to give some roundness to an otherwise light and dry beer.

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