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Wheatlow Pils

Name: Wheatlow Pils
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 20.8 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 3.4 kg Pilsner Malt; 1.03 kg Lager Light; 0.1 kg Chit Wheat Malt; 0.25 kg Sour Grapes Acid Malt; 0.15 kg Toffee Malt; 0.15 kg Gladiator Malt; 0.15 kg Vienna Malt; 23 g Pacifica Hops; 20 g Wakatu Hops; 20 g Wakatu Hops; 30 g Wakatu Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20.8 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29 liters
Post Boil Size: 21.9 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Source: Ross Day
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 178 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Wednesday September 9th 2026

Avslut

by Brafen

OG: 1.048 FG: 1.010 ABV: 5.1% IBU: 25

Holsten Style Pils

by AndyH1962

OG: 1.047 FG: 1.011 ABV: 4.8% IBU: 29

Wheat Pilsner

by Mitchthebrewer

OG: 1.049 FG: 1.009 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 31

Original Gravity:

1.058

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

5.8%

IBU (tinseth):

29.1

SRM (morey):

4.1

Mash pH

5.0

Cost $

41.77

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.40 kg	Gladfield - Pilsner Malt3.4 kg Pilsner Malt	$ 1.95 / kg $ 6.63	37.7	1.93	65%
1.03 kg	Gladfield - Lager Light1.03 kg Lager Light	$ 0.05 / kg $ 0.05	35	1.6	19.7%
0.10 kg	Gladfield - Chit Wheat Malt0.1 kg Chit Wheat Malt	$ 7.20 / kg $ 0.72	36	1.7	1.9%
0.25 kg	Gladfield - Sour Grapes Acid Malt0.25 kg Sour Grapes Acid Malt	$ 8.40 / kg $ 2.10	12.4	2.03	4.8%
0.15 kg	Gladfield - Toffee Malt0.15 kg Toffee Malt	$ 5.98 / kg $ 0.90	34	5.33	2.9%
0.15 kg	Gladfield - Gladiator Malt0.15 kg Gladiator Malt	$ 6.50 / kg $ 0.98	37.3	3.6	2.9%
0.15 kg	Gladfield - Vienna Malt0.15 kg Vienna Malt	$ 2.24 / kg $ 0.34	37.4	3.45	2.9%
5.23 kg / $ 11.71

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
23 g	Pacifica23 g Pacifica Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 2.30	Pellet	4.7	Boil	60 min	13.82	24.7%
20 g	Wakatu20 g Wakatu Hops	$ 0.11 / g $ 2.20	Pellet	8	Boil	10 min	7.42	21.5%
20 g	Wakatu20 g Wakatu Hops	$ 0.11 / g $ 2.20	Pellet	8	Boil	5 min	4.08	21.5%
30 g	Wakatu30 g Wakatu Hops	$ 0.11 / g $ 3.30	Pellet	8	Whirlpool at 80 °C	30 min	3.81	32.3%
93 g / $ 10.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
20 L	Infusion	52 °C	51 °C	15 min
8 L	Decoction	--	100 °C	--
12 L	Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2.65 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	$ 0.01 / g $ 0.03	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Epsom Salt	$ 0.10 / g $ 0.10	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4.80 g	Gypsum	$ 0.01 / g $ 0.05	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
8 g	Lactic acid	$ 0.08 / g $ 0.64	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 each	Whirlfloc	$ 0.50 / each $ 0.25	Fining	Boil	15 min.
$ 1.06

Yeast

Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	$ 9.50 / each $ 19.00
Attenuation (custom):	76%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	9 - 22 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 104 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Dortmund (historic)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
50	5	3	50	100	25

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Notes

12-Sep Decocded half mash for 30 mins then stepped back to 65ºC. pH 5.26 with 8mls of lactic. Note reduced Chit to 0.055 due all I had left.
OG 1.062 added 1.85 litres of previously boiled water OG now 1.058
14-Sep increased Fermentation temp to 14ºC
20 sep 2nd 1ºC rise to 16ºC
22-sep Diacetyl Rest temp to 17.5
G 1.013
25-Sep Temp 19 G1.013
Cold Crash 25-Sep
Gel in 27-Sep
Keeged kept some yeast repitched next batch on top
30-Sep
Mash pH5.18 with lactic @ 8mls
Ran out of wakatu for 5 min only had 11.3g so added Mot to 20g.
Whirlpool 25g each mot and riwaka
Whirlpool 20mins

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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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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
23 g	Pacifica (Pellet) 23 g Pacifica (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 2.30	13.82	24.7%
70 g	Wakatu (Pellet) 70 g Wakatu (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.11 / g $ 7.70	15.31	75.3%
93 g / $ 10.00

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Wheatlow Pils

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