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Czech Pilsner

165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday December 24th 2017
1.050
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb German - Pilsner8 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 84.2%
1 lb German - Vienna1 lb Vienna 37 4 10.5%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5.3%
9.50 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.75 oz Saaz1.75 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Boil 60 min 23.47 46.7%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Boil 20 min 16.24 53.3%
3.75 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tbsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Pilsner Lager Yeast WLP800
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 410 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 24 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12 qt Infusion -- 152 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.2 qt/lb 2.85 11.4  
Mash volume with grains 3.61 14.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.23 g | 20.9 qt) 5.09 20.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.64 g | 26.6 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.14 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.94 31.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I begin with 7.5 gal of strike water. After the sparge I have about 6.25 gal to begin the boil. Boiling it off to 5 gal takes one hour.

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