Style: Czech Pale Lager
All StylesStyle Profile based on 540 recipes
BU:GU
0.56
Hops
5.2 g/L
Mash pH
5.57
Description
A lighter-bodied, rich, refreshing, hoppy, bitter pale Czech lager having the familiar flavors of the stronger Czech Premium Pale Lager (Pilsner-type) beer but in a lower alcohol, lighter-bodied, and slightly less intense format. History: Josef Groll initially brewed two types of beer in 1842–3, a výčepní and a ležák, with the smaller beer having twice the production; Evan Rail speculates that these were probably 10 °P and 12 °P beers, but that the výčepní could have been weaker. This is the most consumed type of beer in the Czech Republic at present. Style Comparison: A lighter-bodied, lower-intensity, refreshing, everyday version of Czech Premium Pale Lager.
Examples: Březňák Světlé výčepní pivo, Notch Session Pils, Pivovar Kout na Šumavě Koutská 10°, Únětické pivo 10°
Typical Grain Bill
- 73%
- 15%
- 7%
- 4%
% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%
Common Additions
- 77%
- 41%
- 38%
- 38%
% of Czech Pale Lager recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)
Hop Usage by Addition Type
g/L · median with IQR range
Common Hops
- 50%
- 41%
- 10%
- 6%
- 5%
- 5%
- 4%
- 3%
- 3%
- 3%
% of Czech Pale Lager recipes using each hop
Common Fermentables
- 12%
- 9%
- 9%
- 9%
- 7%
- 5%
- 5%
- 4%
- 4%
- 4%
Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes
Common Yeasts
- 26%
- 4%
- 3%
- 3%
- 3%
- 3%
- 3%
- 3%
- 2%
- 2%
% of Czech Pale Lager recipes using each strain
Typical Water Profile
median across recipes with a declared water profile
Similar Styles
Ranked by similarity across OG, IBU, ABV, hop rate, and grist composition.