Style: Czech Dark Lager
All StylesStyle Profile based on 160 recipes
BU:GU
0.49
Hops
4.6 g/L
Mash pH
5.47
Description
A rich, dark, malty Czech lager with a roast character that can vary from almost absent to quite prominent. Malty with an interesting and complex flavor profile, with variable levels of hopping providing a range of possible interpretations. History: The U Fleků brewery has been operating in Prague since 1499. Many small, new breweries are brewing this style. Style Comparison: The beer is the Czech equivalent of a dark lager ranging in character from Munich Dunkel to Schwarzbier, but typically with greater malt richness and hop character (aroma, flavor, and/or bitterness).
Examples: Bohemian Brewery Cherny Bock 4%, Budweiser Budvar B:Dark tmavý ležák, Devils Backbone Morana, Kout na Šumavě Koutský tmavý speciál 14°, Notch Černé Pivo, Pivovar Březnice Herold, U Fleků Flekovský tmavý 13° ležák
- 94% Crystal (12%)
- 80% Toast (28%)
- 78% Pilsner (60%)
- 39% Pale (16%)
- 36% Roast (5%)
% of Czech Dark Lager recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)
g/L · median with IQR range
- 70% Saaz (CZ)
- 14% Magnum (GR)
- 8% Hallertauer Hersbrucker
- 6% Sterling
- 5% Perle (GR)
- 4% Southern Brewer
- 3% Hallertau Blanc
- 3% Northern Brewer (GR)
- 3% Tettnanger
- 3% Liberty
% of Czech Dark Lager recipes using each hop
g/L · median with IQR range
dated Czech Dark Lager recipes with at least one dry-hop addition
- 10% German - Carafa III
- 9% German - CaraMunich II
- 9% German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner
- 9% German - CaraMunich I
- 8% Pilsner (2 Row) Ger
- 8% German - Carafa II
- 6% Carafa Special II (Weyermann)
- 6% Weyermann - Carafa Special Type II
- 6% Caramunich II (Weyermann)
- 6% Pilsner (Weyermann)
Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes
- 21% Saflager Lager (W-34/70) Fermentis
- 9% Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast (WLP802) White Labs
- 7% Czech Pilsner Lager (2278) Wyeast Labs
- 6% Bohemian Lager (2124) Wyeast Labs
- 4% Urkel (L28) Imperial Yeast
- 3% LalBrew Diamond Lager Lallemand
- 3% German Bock Lager Yeast (WLP833) White Labs
- 3% Pilsner Lager Yeast (WLP800) White Labs
- 3% Bohemian Lager Yeast (M84) Mangrove Jack's
- 2% German Lager Yeast (WLP830) White Labs
% of Czech Dark Lager recipes using each strain
- 55% Single Infusion
- 26% Step Mash
- 19% Decoction
31 recipes with mash data
- 34 ppm Ca²⁺
- 3 ppm Mg²⁺
- 4 ppm Na⁺
- 5 ppm Cl⁻
- 16 ppm SO₄²⁻
- 39 ppm HCO₃⁻
median across recipes with a declared water profile
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