Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager
All StylesStyle Profile based on 528 recipes
BU:GU
0.67
Hops
6.0 g/L
Mash pH
5.51
Description
Rich, characterful, pale Czech lager, with considerable malt and hop character and a long, rounded finish. Complex yet well-balanced and refreshing. The malt flavors are complex for a Pilsner-type beer, and the bitterness is strong but clean and without harshness, which gives a rounded impression that enhances drinkability. History: Commonly associated with Pilsner Urquell, which was first brewed in 1842 after construction of a new brewhouse by burghers dissatisfied with the standard of beer brewed in Plzen. Bavarian brewer Josef Groll is credited with first brewing the beer. Style Comparison: More color, malt richness, and body than a German Pils, with a fuller finish and a cleaner, softer impression. Stronger than a Czech Pale Lager.
Examples: Bernard Sváteční ležák, Gambrinus Premium, Kout na Šumavě Koutská 12°, Pilsner Urquell, Pivovar Jihlava Ježek 11°, Primátor Premium, Únětická 12°
- 88% Pilsner (90%)
- 52% Crystal (6%)
- 45% Toast (10%)
- 40% Pale (7%)
% of Czech Premium Pale Lager recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)
g/L · median with IQR range
- 73% Saaz (CZ)
- 14% Magnum (GR)
- 6% Tettnanger
- 5% Hallertau Mittelfrüh
- 3% Perle (GR)
- 3% Hallertauer Hersbrucker
- 3% Hallertau Taurus
- 2% Motueka
- 2% Hallertau (US)
- 2% Sterling
% of Czech Premium Pale Lager recipes using each hop
g/L · median with IQR range
dated Czech Premium Pale Lager recipes with at least one dry-hop addition
- 12% Pilsner (2 Row) Ger
- 10% Cara-Pils/Dextrine
- 8% Pilsner (Weyermann)
- 7% German - Pilsner
- 7% German - Acidulated Malt
- 7% German - Bohemian Pilsner
- 6% German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner
- 5% German - Carapils
- 5% American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)
- 4% German - Vienna
Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes
- 25% Saflager Lager (W-34/70) Fermentis
- 7% Pilsner Lager Yeast (WLP800) White Labs
- 6% Czech Pilsner Lager (2278) Wyeast Labs
- 5% Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast (WLP802) White Labs
- 4% Bohemian Lager Yeast (M84) Mangrove Jack's
- 3% Bohemian Lager (2124) Wyeast Labs
- 3% Urkel (L28) Imperial Yeast
- 2% SafLager West European Lager (S-23) Fermentis
- 2% LalBrew Diamond Lager Lallemand
- 2% SafLager German Lager (S-189) Fermentis
% of Czech Premium Pale Lager recipes using each strain
- 42% Single Infusion
- 30% Step Mash
- 27% Decoction
125 recipes with mash data
- 7 ppm Ca²⁺
- 3 ppm Mg²⁺
- 2 ppm Na⁺
- 5 ppm Cl⁻
- 5 ppm SO₄²⁻
- 25 ppm HCO₃⁻
median across recipes with a declared water profile
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