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cz lager - to style

9225 calories 964.2 g 18 L
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 60 liters
Post Boil Size: 56 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 9225 calories (Per 18L)
Carbs: 964.2 g (Per 18L)
Created: Monday December 28th 2020
1.055
1.014
5.4%
29.0
6.0
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 kg Weyermann - Bohemian Pilsner Malt10 kg Bohemian Pilsner Malt 36.8 2.43 83.3%
1.70 kg Gladfield - Munich Malt1.7 kg Munich Malt 36.8 7.87 14.2%
0.30 kg Weyermann - Melanoidin0.3 kg Melanoidin 34.5 27 2.5%
12 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
100 g Tettnanger100 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.4 Boil 60 min 17.02 87%
15 g Warrior15 g Warrior Hops Pellet 15.9 Boil 60 min 11.94 13%
115 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
26.4 L Strike 76 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.2 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Urquell Lager 2001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 14 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 237 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Anstey Hill
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

This beer is very true to style. Saaz would have been better but not essential. The trick is to run the first runnings into the kettle and drop all the hops in. The wort should be around 60C (140F) and allow to stand for 20 minutes. Then boil the wort until reduced by around 1/3rd to 1/2. This will caramalise the wort which will darken considerably and lock in the very important spicy hop flavours and the rich melanoidins that Czech lagers are known for. Use a Czech yeast, HUGE pitch and ferment cool at 8C (45F) Attention to detail ALWAYS with lager beers especially Czech which is the hardest to brew. NO LATE HOPPING FOR THIS BEER, YOU'LL FUCK IT UP.

This is a true golden lager beer in every respect. Colour is right, hopping is right, melanoidins perfect. Closest commercial beer is Budějovický Budvar.

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brewer@home 02/02/2021 at 08:49am
5 of 5

This beer is very true to style. Saaz would have been better but not essential. The trick is to run the first runnings into the kettle and drop all the hops in. The wort should be around 60C (140F) and allow to stand for 20 minutes. Then boil the wort until reduced by around 1/3rd to 1/2. This will caramalise the wort which will darken considerably and lock in the very important spicy hop flavours and the rich melanoidins that Czech lagers are known for. Use a Czech yeast, HUGE pitch and ferment cool at 8C (45F)Attention to detail ALWAYS with lager beers especially Czech which is the hardest to brew. NO LATE HOPPING FOR THIS BEER, YOU'LL FUCK IT UP.


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