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Club 33

146 calories 12.1 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Classic American Pilsner
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 34 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 39.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 34.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Larry Fisher
Calories: 146 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday April 1st 2026
1.045
1.007
5.0%
27.5
5.6
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
38 lb New York Craft Malts - Pale Ale38 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 65.3%
12.50 lb New York Craft Malts - Flaked Corn12.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 21.5%
6.20 lb Minute Rice - Rice6.2 lb Rice 35.5 1 10.7%
1.50 lb New York Craft Malts - Caramel / Crystal 60L1.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 2.6%
58.20 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.40 oz Crystal2.4 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 First Wort 0 min 7.01 19.7%
5 oz Crystal5 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 60 min 13.28 41%
2.40 oz Crystal2.4 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 30 min 4.9 19.7%
2.40 oz Crystal2.4 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 10 min 2.31 19.7%
12.20 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
27.75 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 60 min
23 gal Sparge 165 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
25 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
30 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
66 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 504 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 23.72 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Foothills RO
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Based on the Recipe for Utica Club 1933 Prohibition Pilsner in Modern Lager Beer book by Hendler and Connolly

Using NYS Crystal Hops from Indian Ladder Farms

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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-01 20:38 UTC
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