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Czech Dark Lager

149 calories 12.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Dark Lager
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: gkh
Calories: 149 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 7th 2019
1.046
1.007
5.2%
30.4
25.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb Bestmalz - Pilsen11 lb Pilsen 37 1.9 51.8%
6.25 lb German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner Dk6.25 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner Dk 38 6.5 29.4%
2.75 lb Weyermann - Munich Dark 2.75 lb Munich Dark 37 10 12.9%
0.75 lb German - De-Husked Caraf II0.75 lb De-Husked Caraf II 32 418 3.5%
0.50 lb American - Midnight Wheat Malt0.5 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 2.4%
21.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12.9 First Wort 60 min 27.8 33.3%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 2.62 66.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - Swiss Lager Yeast S-189
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
84%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 167 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
BrewRO Reverse Osmosis
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
28 qt Batch Sparge -- 152 °F 75 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.99 gal (51.95 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.99 gal (3.95 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.97 31.9  
Mash volume with grains 9.67 38.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.66 -10.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.93 g | 31.7 qt) 7.44 29.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.99 g | 52 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 11.3 45.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.3 g | 45.2 qt) 11 44  
Total: 15.41 61.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Czech Dark Lager" Czech Dark Lager beer recipe by gkh. All Grain, ABV 5.2%, IBU 30.42, SRM 25.19, Fermentables: (Pilsen, Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner Dk, Munich Dark , De-Husked Caraf II, Midnight Wheat Malt) Hops: (Magnum, Saaz) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous))
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  • Last Updated: 2019-09-07 12:06 UTC