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Proletariat Pilsner

178 calories 18.1 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 11.1 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 83%
Calories: 178 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Saturday April 4th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
23 lb Root Shoot Malting - Pilsner23 lb Pilsner 37 2 100%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 oz Spalt5 oz Spalt Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 32.11 45.5%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.1 Boil 20 min 3.63 18.2%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.1 Whirlpool 10 min 1.42 18.2%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.1 Boil 0 min 18.2%
11 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bohemian Lager 2124
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 58 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 840 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal Protein rest Strike 130 °F 122 °F 15 min
First Decoction (2gal) Decoction 200 °F 200 °F 15 min
B-amelase Mash temp Vorlauf 142 °F 142 °F 30 min
8 gal Fly Sparge 175 °F 175 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.26 gal (49.05 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.26 gal (1.05 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 8.63 34.5  
Mash volume with grains 10.47 41.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.88 -11.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.76 g | 27.1 qt) 7.5 30  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.26 g | 49.1 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.34 -1.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11.18 g | 44.7 qt) 12 48  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.93 g | 47.7 qt) 11.1 44.4  
Total: 16.13 64.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Proletariat Pilsner" Bohemian Pilsener beer recipe by Airhan. All Grain, ABV 5.28%, IBU 37.15, SRM 3.96, Fermentables: (Pilsner) Hops: (Spalt, Saaz) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-19 17:36 UTC