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BrewCat German Pilsner

Name: BrewCat German Pilsner
Prep time: 80 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 155 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 8 lb Pilsner; 1 lb Munich Type I; 0.5 lb Carapils Malt; 6 oz Acidulated; 0.5 oz Magnum Hops; 1 oz Tettnanger Hops; 1 oz Tettnanger Hops; 1 oz Tettnanger Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday August 18th 2019

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OG: 1.046 FG: 1.009 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 35

Original Gravity:

1.054

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

5.7%

IBU (tinseth):

40.8

SRM (morey):

3.7

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 lb	German - Pilsner8 lb Pilsner	38	1.6	81%
1 lb	Weyermann - Munich Type I1 lb Munich Type I	38	6	10.1%
0.50 lb	Briess - Carapils Malt0.5 lb Carapils Malt	34.5	1.5	5.1%
6 oz	Weyermann - Acidulated6 oz Acidulated	27	3.4	3.8%
9.87 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Artisan - Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops	Pellet	8.9	First Wort	60 min	18.41	14.3%
1 oz	Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	25 min	11.26	28.6%
1 oz	Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	15 min	8.04	28.6%
1 oz	Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops	Pellet	4.5	Whirlpool	10 min	3.06	28.6%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3 gal		Infusion	145 °F	135 °F	15 min
	raise temp with 1 gal decocrion	Decoction	135 °F	145 °F	30 min
	raise temp with decoction	Decoction	145 °F	158 °F	30 min
4 gal	or remaining water	Sparge	158 °F	170 °F	5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
6 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1.50 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Lallemand - LalBrew Diamond Lager

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	50 - 59 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	52 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 416 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and hoppy

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
75	5	10	50	150	0
This is a Northern German style Pilsner so the water profile is the Dortmund profile. If your going for a Southern german style i would use a Bohemian Pilsener profile. My take anyway
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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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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Artisan - Magnum (Pellet)	18.41	14.3%
3 oz	Tettnanger (Pellet)	22.36	85.8%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00