Hoppy Pils Beer Recipe | All Grain German Pilsner (Pils) by Filip Marczak | Brewer's Friend
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Hoppy Pils

223 calories 19.2 g 500 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 40 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 50.47 liters
Post Boil Size: 44.66 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 12.0 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Filip Marczak
Calories: 223 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 19.2 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Wednesday April 1st 2026
12.0 °P
2.1 °P
5.3%
37.2
3.3
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 kg Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner8 kg Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 36.3 1.9 100%
8 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Magnum25 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 25.36 5.9%
100 g Motueka100 g Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool at 85 °C 25 min 5.25 23.5%
50 g Mandarina Bavaria50 g Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Whirlpool at 85 °C 25 min 3.72 11.8%
50 g Comet50 g Comet Hops Pellet 11 Mash at 60 °C 65 min 0.22 11.8%
25 g Barth-Haas - Citra25 g Citra Hops Pellet 12 Whirlpool at 85 °C 25 min 2.63 5.9%
100 g Yakima Valley Hops - LUPOMAX Cashmere100 g LUPOMAX Cashmere Hops Pellet 13.5 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 3 days 23.5%
25 g Barth-Haas - Citra25 g Citra Hops Pellet 12 Dry Hop (High Krausen) at 15 °C 3 days 5.9%
50 g Mandarina Bavaria50 g Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Dry Hop (High Krausen) at 15 °C 3 days 11.8%
425 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
32 L Strike 54 °C 50 °C 60 min
Temperature -- 66 °C 45 min
Temperature -- 78 °C 10 min
24 L Fly Sparge -- 78 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 9 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
9 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LalBrew NovaLagerâ„¢
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
10 - 20 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
15 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 481 B cells required
Fermentis - saflager - SH 45
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
-18 - -18 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
15 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 481 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 15 8 50 150 43.2
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Hoppy Pils" German Pilsner (Pils) beer recipe by Filip Marczak. All Grain, ABV 5.28%, IBU 37.18, SRM 3.29, Fermentables: (Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner) Hops: (Magnum, Motueka, Mandarina Bavaria, Comet, Citra, LUPOMAX Cashmere) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-04 18:12 UTC
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