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Amber Pilsner

96 calories 8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: Partial Mash
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 46 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 54.99 liters
Post Boil Size: 48.84 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.029 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 96 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday April 28th 2026
1.032
1.005
3.6%
21.7
3.6
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 kg Barrett Burston - Pale Malt4.5 kg Pale Malt 37 2 75%
1.50 kg Black Rock - Amber Liquid Malt Extract (LME)1.5 kg Amber Liquid Malt Extract (LME) 36 7.2 25%
6 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Hallertau Mittelfruh20 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 60 min 5.46 21.1%
40 g Yakima Chief Hops - Saaz CZ40 g Saaz CZ Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Boil 60 min 8.49 42.1%
35 g Nelson Sauvin35 g Nelson Sauvin Hops Leaf/Whole 10 Aroma 10 min 7.7 36.8%
95 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
12 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
16 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 648 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Tank
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
40 L Strike 66 °C 66 °C 60 min
10 L Fly Sparge 78 °C 78 °C --
12 L Top to 28.5 Top Off 85 °C 85 °C --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 52.18 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 6.78 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 61.41 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 42.43 L and adding 16.01 L sparge/top-off. 58.4
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 55.6 L) 58.4
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 55.6 L) 61.4
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -4.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 52.2 L) 55
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 46 L) 48.8
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 48.8 L) 46
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.  
Total: 58.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Amber Pilsner" German Pilsner (Pils) beer recipe by Brewer #452283. Partial Mash, ABV 3.62%, IBU 21.65, SRM 3.59, Fermentables: (Pale Malt, Amber Liquid Malt Extract (LME)) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh, Saaz CZ, Nelson Sauvin) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-28 23:45 UTC