How to Brew CZECH PALE LAGER - A Perfect Easy-Drinking Summer Lager

Grain to glass is back! In today's video, I'm making one of the best summer lagers, a Czech Pale Lager! This is a super refreshing, scaled-down Czech Pils, and really hits the spot this time of year, and is made with a single decoction instead of the typical 2 or 3. It is also serving as the second installment of a Czech Lager series that started with the Czech Dark Lager video I made last fall:    • My BEST Lager Ever: DOUBLE DECOCTION ...  
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Recipe for 5 gallons (19 L) , your efficiency may vary:

"Meet Me In Prague"

4.2% ABV 30 IBU

7.75 lb Prostejov Pilsen Malt (100%)

Mash:
-148 F (64 C) for 30 min
-158 F (70 C) for 30 min
-Pull 1/3 mash volume for a decoction as soon as this step starts, bring to a boil in a second kettle and boil for 15 min before returning back to the main mash tun to raise to final mashout step
-170 F (77 C) for 15 min

Water (ppm): Ca: 23, Mg 0, Na 8, Cl 25, SO4 26, HCO3 16
8 gal (30 L) RO water with NO ADDED MINERALS

60 min boil:
First wort hops - 1/2 oz (14g) Sterling (7.1% AA) (15 IBU)
30 min - Add 1/2 oz (14g) Sterling (7.1% AA) (10 IBU)
5 min - Add 1 oz (28g) Sterling (7.1% AA) (5 IBU)

OG: 1.040

Yeast: Omega OYL-101 Pilsner I

Ferment at 48 F (9 C) for 10-14 days, ensure no diacetyl present, then keg and condition near freezing for 3+ weeks

FG: 1.008
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0:00 Intro and welcome
1:16 Beer description and approach
2:16 Recipe
7:36 Brew day
10:54 Fermentation plan
16:22 Fermentation follow-up
16:55 Lukr Side-Pull Pour and tasting notes
24:52 Potential Improvements
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