Zlatý Ležák
Czech Pilsner
Brewed 03/21/2026
Czech for Golden Lager, a golden Czech lager made from the yeast cake from Vltava Pils. A golden Bohlemian lager that is simple but delicious.
Ingredients
Malts
11 lbs 2 Row Pilsner Malt
0.5 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine
Hops
4 oz Tettnang hops (4.2% AA)
Yeast
Imperial Urkel Yeast - 2nd generation
Other
15 drops FermCap
0.5 tsp Yeast Nutrient
1 tablet Whilfloc
1 Campden Tablet (water additive)
0.8 g Calcium Chloride
0.3 g Gypsum
Brewing Instructions
1. Add 6 gallons of water to the kettle and brewing salts
2. Heat 6 gallons of strike water to 158°F
3. Add 6 gallons of water to the mash tun
4. Add all grains to the mash tun and confirm mash temperature of 155°F (149.9°F actual)
5. Steep grains for 60 minutes
6. Mash out at 168°F for 10 minutes
7. While steeping grains, heat 4 gallons of water for lautering to 170 °F
8. Fly spage until wort volume of 7.4 gallons is reached
9. Begin boil and wait for hot break
10. At 0 minutes, add 7 drops of FermCap to reduce foaming
11. At 0 minutes, add 2.0 oz Tettnang hops
12. At 50 minutes, add 2.0 oz Tettnang hops
13. At 50 minutes, add 1 tablet Whirlfloc
14. At 50 minutes, add 0.5 tsp of yeast nutrient
15. At 60 minutes, chill the wort to 54°F
16. Shake fermenter to aerate wort
17. Move wort to primary fermenter
18. Pitch yeast
19. Ferment at 54°F for 7 days (or until a couple points above FG
20. Ferment at 65°F for 4 days
21. Ferment at 52°F for 4 days
22. Lower temp by -4°F daily to reach 34°F over 7 days
23. Condition at 34°F for 14 days
24. Move to keg and carbonate
Starter & Notes
150g Extra Light DME
2L water
Brewer's Notes
OG right on!
I was aiming for a 1.056 and got 1.055, which is a win in my book