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Czech Dark Lager

174 calories 17.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Dark Lager
Boil Time: 80 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday January 18th 2026
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5.4%
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n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner8 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 36.3 1.9 68.8%
2 lb Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)2 lb Munich Type II (Dark) 37 10 17.2%
1 lb Weyermann - Caramunich Type 31 lb Caramunich Type 3 34 57 8.6%
6 oz Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt6 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 3.2%
4 oz German - Carafa II4 oz Carafa II 32 425 2.2%
11.62 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 13.6 Boil 60 min 26.28 33.3%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 10 min 4.9 66.7%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast WLP802
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 95 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.09 20.3  
Mash volume with grains 6.02 24.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.45 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.17 g | 16.7 qt) 4.37 17.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.56 g | 30.2 qt) 7.75 31  
Boil off losses -2 -8  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.45 37.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Extraction gravity = 1044
OG = 1062

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  • Last Updated: 2026-02-08 22:01 UTC