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Czech Pale Lager

Name: Czech Pale Lager
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 4100 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 350 kg Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner; 350 kg Barke Pilsner Malt; 50 kg BEST Chit Malt; 2500 g Saaz Hops; 2500 g Saaz Hops; 5000 g Saaz Hops; 780 g Saaz Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4100 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4700 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 11.5 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: Wes Finger
Calories: 141 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.8 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Thursday February 27th 2025

Original Gravity:

11.5 °P

Final Gravity:

2.3 °P

ABV (standard):

4.9%

IBU (tinseth):

23.3

SRM (morey):

3.0

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
350 kg	Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner350 kg Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner	36.3	1.9	46.7%
350 kg	Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt350 kg Barke Pilsner Malt	37.03	1.75	46.7%
50 kg	Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt50 kg BEST Chit Malt	23	1.4	6.7%
750 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2,500 g	Saaz2500 g Saaz Hops	Pellet	3.8	First Wort	0 min	7.05	23.2%
2,500 g	Saaz2500 g Saaz Hops	Pellet	3.8	Boil	90 min	6.85	23.2%
5,000 g	Saaz5000 g Saaz Hops	Pellet	3.5	Boil	30 min	9.07	46.4%
780 g	Saaz780 g Saaz Hops	Pellet	3.5	Whirlpool at 95 °C	30 min	0.28	7.2%
10,780 g / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3200 L	Strike	72 °C	67 °C	60 min
2200 L	Fly Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
700 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1,000 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:	10 - 13 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 16544 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 0 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2026-05-05 21:23 UTC

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Cost for

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	IBU	Bill %
5,000 g	Saaz (Pellet) 5000 g Saaz (Pellet) Hops	13.9	46.4%
5,780 g	Saaz (Pellet) 5780 g Saaz (Pellet) Hops	9.35	53.6%
10,780 g / $ 0.00