View Recipe

Recipe Tools ▼
- Brew!
- Copy
- Label Generator
- Quick Water Requirements
- Add To
  Shopping List
Export ▼
- Embed
- Text
- HTML
- BeerXML
Print

Czech Premium Pale

Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.9 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 88% (brew house)
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday November 13th 2025

Pilsner Urquell National Award-Winning Clone (Decoction and Non-Decoction Version)

by Lil' Wheaty's

OG: 1.051 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.0% IBU: 38

Premium Czech Pilsner

by Tylor Miranda

OG: 1.050 FG: 1.013 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 35

Original Gravity:

1.053

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

5.3%

IBU (tinseth):

41.6

SRM (morey):

2.9

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
9 lb	Crisp Malting - Hana Malt9 lb Hana Malt	36	1.3	90%
0.50 lb	Weyermann - Carafoam0.5 lb Carafoam	34.5	2.2	5%
0.50 lb	Munich0.5 lb Munich	37	6	5%
10 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops	Leaf/Whole	2.67	Boil	60 min	7.98	6.7%
2.50 oz	Saaz2.5 oz Saaz Hops	Leaf/Whole	2.67	Boil	30 min	15.33	16.7%
2 oz	Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops	Leaf/Whole	2.67	Boil	15 min	7.92	13.3%
1.50 oz	Saaz1.5 oz Saaz Hops	Leaf/Whole	2.67	Boil	5 min	2.39	10%
8 oz	Saaz8 oz Saaz Hops	Leaf/Whole	2.67	Whirlpool at 170 °F	20 min	8	53.3%
15 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
15 oz	Saaz (Leaf/Whole)		41.62	100%
15 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6.75 gal	Short protein rest	Strike	137 °F	131 °F	10 min
		Temperature	--	140 °F	25 min
		Temperature	140 °F	122 °F	35 min
	15 minute conversion hold at 155, then boil for 20 min	Decoction	--	--	20 min
	Add decoction and set temp to 147	Temperature	--	147 °F	40 min
	15 minute hold at 155, them boil for 20 minutes	Decoction	--	--	20 min
	Add decoction back to mash and hold at 160 for 30 min	Temperature	--	160 °F	30 min
2 gal		Sparge	--	170 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
4 ml	Lactic acid		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

White Labs - Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast WLP802

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	75%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	50 - 55 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 104 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Pilsen (Light Lager)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
7	3	2	5	5	25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Last Updated and Sharing

129

Views

Brews

Public: Yup, Shared
Last Updated: 2026-02-02 00:41 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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

Discussion about this recipe:

You must be logged in to add comments.

If you do not yet have an account, you may register here.

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!