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White OWL Brewing - Czech Dark Lager

Method: BIAB
Style: Czech Dark Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 13 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 20 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 243 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 26.1 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Monday December 15th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

5.0%

IBU (tinseth):

24.0

SRM (morey):

26.4

Mash pH

5.5

Cost €

24.32

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
1.70 kg	Viking - Pilsner Malt1.7 kg Pilsner Malt	2.30 € / kg 3.91 €	37	1.9	50.9%
1.30 kg	Bestmalz - BEST Munich1.3 kg BEST Munich	2.80 € / kg 3.64 €	37	6.3	38.9%
0.17 kg	Bestmalz - BEST Munich Dark 0.17 kg BEST Munich Dark	2.80 € / kg 0.48 €	36.23	11	5.1%
0.17 kg	Weyermann - Carafa Special Type III0.17 kg Carafa Special Type III	4.19 € / kg 0.71 €	29.9	525	5.1%
3.34 kg / 8.74 €

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
7 g	Northern Brewer7 g Northern Brewer Hops		Pellet	9.1	Boil	60 min	14.26	22.6%
12 g	Saaz12 g Saaz Hops	0.06 € / g 0.73 €	Pellet	3.2	Boil	30 min	6.6	38.7%
12 g	Saaz12 g Saaz Hops	0.06 € / g 0.73 €	Pellet	3.2	Boil	10 min	3.12	38.7%
31 g / 1.47 €

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
7 g	Northern Brewer (Pellet) 7 g Northern Brewer (Pellet) Hops		14.26	22.6%
24 g	Saaz (Pellet) 24 g Saaz (Pellet) Hops	0.06 € / g 1.47 €	9.72	77.4%
31 g / 1.47 €

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
13 L		Strike	42 °C	42 °C	25 min
	1/3 thick mash	Decoction	42 °C	66 °C	15 min
		Temperature	53 °C	53 °C	15 min
	1/3 thick mash, boil	Decoction	53 °C	96 °C	15 min
		Temperature	66 °C	66 °C	20 min
	1/3 thick mash, boil	Decoction	66 °C	96 °C	15 min
		Temperature	71 °C	71 °C	20 min
11 L		Sparge	78 °C	78 °C	--

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1.80 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.90 g	Epsom Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.70 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 g	Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.80 ml	Phosphoric acid		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.10 ml	Phosphoric acid		Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
0.50 each	Whirlfloc	0.23 € / each 0.12 €	Fining	Boil	10 min.
0.12 €

Yeast

Wyeast - Czech Pils 2278

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	14.00 € / each 14.00 €
Attenuation (avg):	72%	Flocculation:	Med-High
Optimum Temp:	10 - 14 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 251 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 0.63 bar Temp: 4 °C CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	10	25	75	80	100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

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Last Updated: 2025-12-16 15:54 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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