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American Pilsner

166 calories 14.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.07 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.54 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 166 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 8th 2019
1.051
1.009
5.6%
17.7
4.5
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Root Shoot Malting - Genie Pale 2-Row10 lb Genie Pale 2-Row 36 2 88.9%
1 lb Root Shoot Malting - Genie Vienna 1 lb Genie Vienna 36 7 8.9%
4 oz Weyermann - Acidulated4 oz Acidulated 27 3.4 2.2%
11.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 15.1 50%
1 oz Glacier1 oz Glacier Hops Pellet 5.5 Hop Stand at 180 °F 20 min 2.62 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 263 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.52 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.92 19.7  
Mash volume with grains 5.82 23.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.41 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.81 g | 15.2 qt) 3.8 15.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 7.07 28.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.54 22.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.73 34.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Pilsner" Czech Premium Pale Lager beer recipe by Brewer #233296. All Grain, ABV 5.58%, IBU 17.72, SRM 4.54, Fermentables: (Genie Pale 2-Row, Genie Vienna , Acidulated) Hops: (Liberty, Glacier)
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