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Czech Premium Pale Lager (Traditional Style)

Name: Czech Premium Pale Lager (Traditional Style)
Prep time: 125 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 185 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 11 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner; 0.25 lb Acidulated; 1.5 oz Saaz Hops; 1.5 oz Saaz Hops; 2 oz Saaz Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday May 10th 2022

Pilsner Urquell clone

by Grackle Brewery

OG: 1.048 FG: 1.013 ABV: 4.6% IBU: 37

Czech Pilsner

OG: 1.054 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.4% IBU: 36

Město Pivovaru

by Brainstem Brewing

OG: 1.050 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.0% IBU: 30

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

5.1%

IBU (tinseth):

35.9

SRM (morey):

3.8

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

60.04

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
11 lb	Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner11 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner	$ 3.00 / lb $ 33.00	36.3	1.9	97.8%
0.25 lb	Weyermann - Acidulated0.25 lb Acidulated	$ 3.00 / lb $ 0.75	27	3.4	2.2%
11.25 lbs / $ 33.75

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.50 oz	Saaz1.5 oz Saaz Hops	$ 3.00 / oz $ 4.50	Pellet	3.5	Boil at 212 °F	60 min	19.19	30%
1.50 oz	Saaz1.5 oz Saaz Hops	$ 3.00 / oz $ 4.50	Pellet	3.5	Boil at 212 °F	20 min	11.62	30%
2 oz	Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops	$ 3.00 / oz $ 6.00	Pellet	3.5	Boil at 212 °F	5 min	5.1	40%
5 oz / $ 15.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6.5 gal	Dough-in	Strike	96 °F	100 °F	--
6.5 gal	1st Decoction (during grain steep and added at end) + Hydrolysis of Ferulic Acid, Phytase, Beta-Glucanase, Peptidase (acid rest)	Steeping	110 °F	125 °F	20 min
6.5 gal	2nd Decoction @ 20 minutes left (during grain steep and added at end) + Beta Amylase (avoid protein rest)	Steeping	144 °F	144 °F	30 min
6.5 gal	alpha + beta	Steeping	152 °F	152 °F	45 min
6.5 gal	alpha	Sparge	159 °F	159 °F	30 min
7.5 gal	Mash-out	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.04 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
6.70 g	Gypsum	$ 0.10 / g $ 0.67	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1.50 g	Epsom Salt	$ 0.10 / g $ 0.15	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1.50 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	$ 0.10 / g $ 0.15	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
0.70 g	Sea salt	$ 0.10 / g $ 0.07	Spice	Mash	0 min.
1 each	Whirlfloc	$ 0.50 / each $ 0.50	Fining	Boil	5 min.
0.50 oz	biofine	$ 1.50 / oz $ 0.75	Fining	Kegging	0 min.
$ 2.29

Yeast

Wyeast - Pilsner Urquell H-strain 2001-PC

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 9.00 / each $ 9.00
Attenuation (avg):	74%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	48 - 56 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	50 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and hoppy

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
75	5	10	50	150	0
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Notes

4 quarts (4 ladles) for each decoction - decoct for 20 minutes - ensure water level and grain level almost even.

using a protein rest (125F) step since floor malted may be less modified.

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Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
5 oz	Saaz (Pellet) 4.9999999885628 oz Saaz (Pellet) Hops	$ 3.00 / oz $ 15.00	35.91	100%
5 oz / $ 15.00