Style: Czech Pale Lager
All StylesStyle Profile
BU:GU
0.56
Hops
5.5 g/L
Mash pH
5.57
Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer
OG 1.049
FG 1.011
IBU 26
ABV 5%
SRM
Typical Grain Bill
% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%
Common Additions
% of Czech Pale Lager recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)
Hop Usage by Addition Type
g/L · median with IQR range
Bittering 0.98 g/L
Flavour 0.78 g/L
Aroma 0.91 g/L
Whirlpool 1.36 g/L
Dry Hop 0.87 g/L
Common Hops
- 56% Saaz
- 6% Magnum
- 5% Hallertau Mittelfrüh
- 5% Cascade
- 5% Tettnang
- 3% Hersbrucker
- 3% Perle
- 3% Citra
- 3% Amarillo
- 2% Centennial
% of Czech Pale Lager recipes using each hop
Dry-Hop Rate by Year
g/L · median with IQR range
2019 1.5 g/L
2020 0.33 g/L
2021 1.06 g/L
2022 0 g/L
2023 0.82 g/L
2024 0.25 g/L
dated Czech Pale Lager recipes with at least one dry-hop addition
Common Fermentables
- 11% German - Pilsner
- 9% American - Pilsner
- 9% German - Bohemian Pilsner
- 8% German - Carapils
- 7% German - Acidulated Malt
- 5% Weyermann - Pilsner
- 5% American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)
- 4% American - Vienna
- 4% Belgian - Pilsner
- 4% German - Vienna
Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes
Common Yeasts
- 26% Saflager Lager (W-34/70) Fermentis
- 4% Czech Budejovice Lager (WLP802) White Labs
- 3% Diamond Lager Lallemand
- 3% Czech Pilsner Lager (2278) Wyeast Labs
- 3% Safale American (US-05) Fermentis
- 3% Urkel (L28) Imperial Yeast
- 3% Bohemian Lager (M84) Mangrove Jack's
- 3% Pilsner Lager (WLP800) White Labs
- 3% SafLager German Lager (S-189) Fermentis
- 2% Bohemian Lager (2124) Wyeast Labs
% of Czech Pale Lager recipes using each strain
Mash Profile
- 48% Single Infusion
- 31% Step Mash
- 21% Decoction
% of Czech Pale Lager recipes with mash data
Typical Water Profile
- 9 ppm Ca²⁺
- 3 ppm Mg²⁺
- 4 ppm Na⁺
- 5 ppm Cl⁻
- 5 ppm SO₄²⁻
- 25 ppm HCO₃⁻
median across recipes with a declared water profile
Similar Styles
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