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Czech Mate

147 calories 12.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.97 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Herr Stein
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 147 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday November 29th 2018
1.045
1.008
4.9%
30.3
2.5
5.4
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb Crisp Malting - Hana Malt7.5 lb Hana Malt 36 1.3 96%
5 oz Weyermann - Carapils5 oz Carapils 34.5 2.1 4%
7.81 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Saaz0.25 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 6.8 Boil 60 min 7.5 10%
0.75 oz Saaz0.75 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 6.8 Boil 30 min 17.3 30%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 6.8 Boil 10 min 5.44 20%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 8.6 Aroma 0 min 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.16 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.35 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.58 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.07 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast WLP802
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 318 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 14.89 psi       Temp: 45 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 0 8 55 60 25
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.5 gal Infusion 155 °F 150 °F 90 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.57 g | 34.3 qt) 8.2 32.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.2 g | 36.8 qt) 8.82 35.3  
Grain absorption losses -0.98 -3.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.34 g | 29.4 qt) 6.97 27.9  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.2 32.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

100% pilsner malt for Czech pilsner. Floor malted or Hana

100% distilled water, salts added to mash only.
~3+ weeks @ 50° Primary fermenter only/w diacetyl rest.
Thick creamy head, slightly sweet, moderate carbonation.
Dark yellow to gold color.
Lager at least a month or more to improve flavors.
Good taste, very drinkable.
Moderately soft water profile :
Ca 54 | Mg 0| Na 8 | SO4 60 | Cl 55

Substitute Motueka hops for a New Zealand Pilsner, Motueka, Nelson for bittering. 90/60, 40, and 20min Dry hop if you wish.

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