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Budvar

146 calories 13.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Dark American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5000 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5500 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (ending kettle)
Calories: 146 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday July 10th 2026
1.048
1.010
5.0%
19.5
47.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
550 kg Weyermann - Pilsner550 kg Pilsner 36 2.51 60.8%
50 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 80L50 kg Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 211.99 5.5%
25 kg German - Chocolate Wheat25 kg Chocolate Wheat - (late mash tun addition) 31 1100.62 2.8%
240 kg Rice240 kg Rice 35.5 1.17 26.5%
40 kg German - De-Husked Caraf III40 kg De-Husked Caraf III 32 1252.73 4.4%
905 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3,370 g Barth-Haas - Saazer3370 g Saazer Hops Pellet 4.3 First Wort 0 min 8.65 39.8%
3,060 g Barth-Haas - Saazer3060 g Saazer Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 60 min 7.14 36.1%
2,040 g Barth-Haas - Saazer2040 g Saazer Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 30 min 3.66 24.1%
8,470 g / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2629.2 L Decoction 67 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °C
 
Yeast
White Labs - Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast WLP802
Amount:
17.50 Liters
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
10 - 13 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 20846 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Budvar" Dark American Lager beer recipe by Brewer #410265. All Grain, ABV 4.98%, IBU 19.45, SRM 47.1, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Caramel / Crystal 80L, Chocolate Wheat, Rice, De-Husked Caraf III) Hops: (Saazer)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-07-10 07:38 UTC
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