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Pilsner Urquell Clone

Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Boil Time: 80 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Source: Brew Your Own Big Book of Clone Recipes
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday January 30th 2020

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

5.5%

IBU (tinseth):

45.1

SRM (morey):

4.2

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

37.56

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
9.20 lb	German - Pilsner9.2 lb Pilsner	$ 1.79 / lb $ 16.47	38	1.6	77%
1.25 lb	German - Vienna1.25 lb Vienna	$ 0.15 / oz $ 3.00	37	4	10.5%
0.75 lb	German - Munich Light0.75 lb Munich Light	$ 0.15 / oz $ 1.80	37	6	6.3%
0.75 lb	German - Carapils0.75 lb Carapils	$ 0.15 / oz $ 1.80	35	1.3	6.3%
11.95 lbs / $ 23.07

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.25 oz	Saaz1.25 oz Saaz Hops	$ 2.50 / oz $ 3.13	Pellet	4.4	First Wort	0 min	24.39	41.7%
0.75 oz	Saaz0.75 oz Saaz Hops	$ 2.50 / oz $ 1.88	Pellet	4.4	Boil	45 min	11.57	25%
0.75 oz	Saaz0.75 oz Saaz Hops	$ 2.50 / oz $ 1.88	Pellet	4.4	Boil	25 min	8.77	25%
0.25 oz	Saaz0.25 oz Saaz Hops	$ 2.50 / oz $ 0.63	Pellet	4.4	Boil	2 min	0.36	8.3%
3 oz / $ 7.50

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
3 oz	Saaz (Pellet) 2.9999999931377 oz Saaz (Pellet) Hops	$ 2.50 / oz $ 7.50	45.09	100%
3 oz / $ 7.50

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
18 qt		Strike	--	142 °F	60 min
	boil 15 min, hold for 30	Decoction	--	155 °F	30 min
14.2 qt	Dunk Sparge	Batch Sparge	--	170 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 62 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
2.50 g	Irish Moss	Fining	Boil	15 min.
0.50 each	Campden Tablet	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
0.53 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1.33 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
4 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
0.32 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
0.70 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Boil	0 min.
1.73 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Boil	0 min.
0.42 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Boil	0 min.

Yeast

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

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 6.99 / each $ 6.99
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	48 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 14.98 psi Temp: 40 °F CO₂ Level: 2.75 Volumes

Target Water Profile

BrewRO Reverse Osmosis

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
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Notes

Need ~8 Gallons of water.

Strike * 131, step to 142, decocted to 154.

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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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