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German Pilsner 3v Conical v2

Recipe Info
Recipe: german pilsner 3v conical 2
Style: German Pils 5D BJCP 2015
Author: Dennis Pike
Date: 07-08-2020

RecipeGuideline MinGuideline Max
OG1.0491.0441.050
FG1.0111.0081.013
Color3.62.05.0
ABV5.04.45.2
IBU45.022.040.0

Brewery Info
Efficiency: 72 %
Attenuation: 78 %

Mash Info
Weight: 17.5 Lbs
Thickness: 1.25 Qt per Lb
Deadspace: 2.0 G
Strikewater: 7.47 G
Volume: 8.87 G
Temp: 149.0 F

Boil Info
Kettle Gravity: 1.042
Predicted Mash Run-off: 5.9 G
Target Starting Boil Volume: 11.0 G
Boil Duration: 60 min
Evaporation Rate: 1.5 G per Hour
Final Boil Volume: 9.5 G

Fermentables

Weight% by WeightNameYieldSRM
16.000 Lb91.0 %Pilsner (best malz)80.01.8
1.500 Lb9.0 %Vienna Malt (best malz)79.03.4

Hops

WeightNameAAUTimeUseIBUs
1.25 OzMagnum12.060 minsBoil32.0
2.0 OzMt. Hood6.015 minsBoil13.0

Yeast

AmountName
2.000 unitsGerman Lager White Labs WLP830

Misc

AmountNameTimeUse
1.000 tabletWhirlfloc Tablet15 minsBoil
1.000 tspYeast Nutrient (Wyeast)10 minsBoil

Water
Predicted Mash Ph: 5.43

CaMgNaClSoBicarbonate
Water7321302430
Mash723213017930
Sparge673213016730
Final1014304425244
Target750002000

Water Profile Name: carrboro
Target Profile Name: hoppy

Mash Water
Total Water Treated: 28.769 G
Percent RO / Distlled: 0 %
Water Used: 7.600 G

Mash Water Adjustments
Gypsum: 8.0 g
Lactic Acid: 6.0 ml @ 88.000 %

Sparge Water
Leftover Mash Water Used: Yes
Total Water Treated: 6.175 G
Percent RO / Distlled: 0 %
Water Used: 6.175 G

Sparge Water Adjustments
Gypsum: 6.0 g

Notes

Mash 149f 90 mins
169f 10 mins

Pitch at 48f
48 hrs to 50f
Hold to 2 weeks
Raise over 48hrs to 60
Hold through 3 weeks
Lager for 2 weeks

Carb to 2.7 vols 



9/10/21 2L starter w/ 100mL of slurry from Helles
9/11 Normal 3V brewday. Pitched @ 2:30pm @ 49F
9/12 @8am no bubbling
@10pm very slow bubbling. set to 50F
9/13 ~10 sec
9/14-18 slow steady
9/19 ~3 sec
9/20-21 no bubbling
9/24 moved to 60F
9/25 ~16 sec
9/27 no bubbling
10/2 Diacetyl test cold: clean, warm: clean
cold crash for 4 days
10/6 racked to key (2 – 4.5g and 2.5g)
put @30psi
10/15 starting to drop clear. really nice beer