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B&W Summer Pilsner

146 calories 13.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Classic American Pilsner
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 42 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 51 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Warren Cook
Calories: 146 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday March 30th 2026
1.048
1.009
5.2%
16.9
3.3
5.9
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 kg Weyermann - Pilsner8 kg Pilsner 36 1.5 88.9%
0.50 kg German - Carapils0.5 kg Carapils 35 1.3 5.6%
0.50 kg Munich0.5 kg Munich 37 6 5.6%
9 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
100 g Hallertau Hersbrucker100 g Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Leaf/Whole 2.8 Boil 60 min 16.86 100%
100 g / £ 0.00
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Californian Lager M54
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
79.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 20 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 175 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Home (Staffordshire) - borehole from 2024-onwards
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Water stripped to 18 ppm HCO3 with lactic acid.This required 36ml acid in 65 litres of brew water
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
23.75 L RIMS mash Infusion -- 64 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 10 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 48.2 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 2.8 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 22.5
Mash volume with grains 28.4
Grain absorption losses -9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 35.6 L) 38.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 48.2 L) 51
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume 42
Going into fermentor 42
Total: 60.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Recipe threw up some strange water calculations so made my own:
65 litres brewday water (BF suggested 60 lt)
Target: 57 litres pre boil volume
Target: 48 litres post boil
Target 44 litres to fermenter

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