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Bitburger Clone

178 calories 18.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Mutilated1/HBT
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 27th 2014
1.054
1.013
5.5%
37.5
3.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.75 lb German - Pilsner9.75 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 90.7%
0.50 lb German - Munich Light0.5 lb Munich Light 37 6 4.7%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.7%
10.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 25.86 22.2%
1 oz Perle1 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 10 min 10.25 44.4%
0.25 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker0.25 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 10 min 1.25 11.1%
0.50 oz Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 0.5 min 0.17 22.2%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Pilsner Lager Yeast WLP800
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Infusion -- 148 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.36 13.4  
Mash volume with grains 4.22 16.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.34 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.57 g | 26.3 qt) 6.23 24.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.33 g | 33.3 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.59 38.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Ferments for about 3 weeks @50°F then do a Diacytl rest for 3 or 4 days @63°F. No additional yeast required for bottling as it will carb up with 4.5oz corn sugar in about 10 days. Store in fridge to lager for a month or so if you can keep out of it. Or keg it and allow the same time for lagering. I've made this 6 times and there is not much difference between using german pils or american pils. This is a very good Pilsner that I constantly brew!
I upped the Perle by a half once and scaled up to 6 gal from the original recipe found on HBT.

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