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Muskeeters Zestra clone

Name: Muskeeters Zestra clone
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 115 min
Yield: 20 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 2.4 kg Pilsner; 350 g Wheat Malt; 250 g German - Carapils; 150 g Chateau Oat Malt; 10 g Magnum Hops; 25 g Citra Hops; 25 g Mosaic Hops; 60 g Citra Hops; 40 g Mosaic Hops; 40 g Citra Hops; 40 g Mosaic Hops; 20 g Amarillo Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.31 liters
Post Boil Size: 23.3181 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.028 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 105 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.2 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Thursday July 9th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.034

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

2.9%

IBU (tinseth):

61.9

SRM (morey):

2.6

Mash pH

5.7

Cost €

30.05

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
2.40 kg	Belgian - Pilsner2.4 kg Pilsner	5.00 € / kg 12.00 €	37	1.6	76.2%
350 g	German - Wheat Malt350 g Wheat Malt	4.50 € / kg 1.58 €	37	2	11.1%
250 g	German - Carapils250 g German - Carapils	5.00 € / kg 1.25 €	35	1.3	7.9%
150 g	Castle Malting - Chateau Oat Malt150 g Chateau Oat Malt	4.50 € / kg 0.68 €	36.1	2.4	4.8%
3,150 g / 15.50 €

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
10 g	Magnum10 g Magnum Hops	59.00 € / kg 0.59 €	Leaf/Whole	15	Boil at 212 °C	60 min	21.11	3.8%
25 g	Citra25 g Citra Hops	0.00 € / g 0.00 €	Leaf/Whole	11	Boil	10 min	14.03	9.6%
25 g	Mosaic25 g Mosaic Hops	79.90 € / kg 2.00 €	Leaf/Whole	12.5	Boil at 100 °C	5 min	8.77	9.6%
60 g	Citra60 g Citra Hops	79.90 € / kg 4.79 €	Leaf/Whole	11	Whirlpool at 212 °C	20 min	10.23	23.1%
40 g	Mosaic40 g Mosaic Hops	0.00 € / g 0.00 €	Leaf/Whole	12.5	Whirlpool at 80 °C	20 min	7.75	15.4%
40 g	Citra40 g Citra Hops	0.00 € / g 0.00 €	Leaf/Whole	11	Dry Hop	3 days		15.4%
40 g	Mosaic40 g Mosaic Hops	0.00 € / g 0.00 €	Leaf/Whole	12.5	Dry Hop	3 days		15.4%
20 g	Amarillo20 g Amarillo Hops	59.90 € / kg 1.20 €	Leaf/Whole	8.6	Dry Hop at 100 °C	3 days		7.7%
260 g / 8.58 €

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Hops Summary

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
10 g	Magnum (Leaf/Whole) 10 g Magnum (Leaf/Whole) Hops	59.00 € / kg 0.59 €	21.11	3.8%
125 g	Citra (Leaf/Whole) 125 g Citra (Leaf/Whole) Hops	0.00 € / g 0.00 €	24.26	48.1%
105 g	Mosaic (Leaf/Whole) 105 g Mosaic (Leaf/Whole) Hops	79.90 € / kg 8.39 €	16.52	40.4%
20 g	Amarillo (Leaf/Whole) 20 g Amarillo (Leaf/Whole) Hops	59.90 € / kg 1.20 €		7.7%
260 g / 10.18 €

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
10 L	Infusion	--	74 °C	45 min
16 L	Sparge	74 °C	78 °C	10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
200 g	Lactose	0.01 € / g 1.98 €	Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
1.98 €

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® CBC-1 CASK & BOTTLE CONDITIONING YEAST

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	3.99 € / each 3.99 €
Attenuation (avg):	65%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	15 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	20 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 60 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Temp: 68 °C CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Verlinghem

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	6	0	0	0
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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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