Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager

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Style Profile

BU:GU

0.67

Hops

5.7 g/L

Mash pH

5.53

Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer

1.044 1.06

1.052

1.013 1.017

1.012

IBU

30 45

ABV

4.2% 5.8%

5.3%

SRM

3.5 6

Typical Grain Bill

% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%

Common Additions

% of Czech Premium Pale Lager recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering

0.44 g/L 1.96 g/L

0.78 g/L

Flavour

0.4 g/L 1.64 g/L

0.86 g/L

Aroma

0.38 g/L 1.5 g/L

0.78 g/L

Whirlpool

0.37 g/L 1.53 g/L

0.96 g/L

Dry Hop

0.42 g/L 1.44 g/L

0.67 g/L

Common Hops

% of Czech Premium Pale Lager recipes using each hop

Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2019

0.81 g/L 1.58 g/L

1.18 g/L

2020

2 g/L 3 g/L

2.3 g/L

2021

0.72 g/L 1.69 g/L

1.04 g/L

2022

0.68 g/L 1.14 g/L

0.91 g/L

2023

0.39 g/L 0.66 g/L

0.57 g/L

2024

0.3 g/L 1.49 g/L

0.75 g/L

dated Czech Premium Pale Lager recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Common Fermentables

Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

% of Czech Premium Pale Lager recipes using each strain

Mash Profile

50% Single Infusion
27% Step Mash
23% Decoction

% of Czech Premium Pale Lager recipes with mash data

Typical Water Profile

10 ppm Ca²⁺
3 ppm Mg²⁺
3 ppm Na⁺
7 ppm Cl⁻
5 ppm SO₄²⁻
25 ppm HCO₃⁻

median across recipes with a declared water profile

Similar Styles

Most alike in strength, bitterness, colour, grist, hops and yeast.

Czech Pale Lager

98%

German Pils

97%

German Helles Exportbier

94%

Festbier

92%

Kellerbier

90%

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