West Coast Pils Beer Recipe | All Grain German Pilsner (Pils) by Jean-Philippe Barrette | Brewer's Friend
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West Coast Pils

124 calories 10.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 130 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 141 liters
Post Boil Size: 134.6 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Jean-Philippe Barrette
Hop Utilization: 95.4452%
Calories: 124 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 10.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday December 25th 2025
1.041
1.007
4.5%
24.7
2.6
5.4
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 kg German - Pilsner20 kg Pilsner 0.76 € / kg
15.20 € 		38 1.6 95.2%
1 kg Weyermann - Carapils1 kg Carapils 2.40 € / kg
2.40 € 		34.5 2.1 4.8%
21 kg / 17.60 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
80 g Magnum80 g Magnum Hops 30.00 € / kg
2.40 € 		Pellet 15 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 24.69 7.1%
260 g Yakima Chief Hops - Idaho 7260 g Idaho 7 Hops 36.00 € / kg
9.36 € 		Pellet 11 Hopback at 70 °C 60 min 23.2%
260 g Motueka260 g Motueka Hops 39.00 € / kg
10.14 € 		Pellet 7 Hopback at 70 °C 60 min 23.2%
260 g Yakima Chief Hops - Idaho 7260 g Idaho 7 Hops 36.00 € / kg
9.36 € 		Pellet 11 Dry Hop at 13 °C 2 days 23.2%
260 g Yakima Valley Hops - NZ Motueka260 g NZ Motueka Hops 39.00 € / kg
10.14 € 		Pellet 4 Dry Hop at 13 °C 2 days 23.2%
1,120 g / 41.40 €
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
57.7 L Strike 69 °C 65 °C 90 min
104.6 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.7 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 10 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
9.20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4.60 g Canning Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
23 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
16.70 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
8.40 g Canning Salt Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
17.40 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LalBrew NovaLager™
Amount:
7 Each
Cost:
4.00 € / each
28.00 €
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
10 - 20 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
13 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1996 B cells required
28.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.69 bar       Temp: 2 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
87 4 34 53 100 0.1
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Pitch temp: 12°C (54°F)

Ferment at: 12–14°C (54–57°F) for 5–7 days

Diacetyl rest: Raise to 18°C (64°F) for 2 days after activity slows

Cold crash: Down to 1–2°C (34–36°F) for 3–7 days

Targetting 4g/L of dry hopping.

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