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Mexican Style Lager

148 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday June 3rd 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb American - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 69.3%
1 lb Flaked Corn1 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 11.6%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5.8%
18.50 oz Agave Nectar18.5 oz Agave Nectar - (late boil kettle addition) 35 2 13.4%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 14.5 33.3%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 7.19 33.3%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 0.14 33.3%
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Yeast
White Labs - Pilsner Lager Yeast WLP800
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 350 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.9 gal Mash In Strike 161 °F 151 °F 75 min
4 gal 1st Batch Sparge Batch Sparge 200 °F 185 °F 10 min
4 gal 2nd Batch Sparge Batch Sparge 200 °F 185 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 85 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 2.81 11.3  
Mash volume with grains 3.41 13.7  
Grain absorption losses -0.94 -3.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.38 21.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 7 28  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.1 0.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.19 32.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add agave nectar as a late addition with Irish Moss 5 minutes left in the boil.

Mash at 150-152 for 75 minutes.

Ferment for 2 weeks @ 52 F.
D-rest for a few days at room temp.
Lager for at least 4 weeks at 35-40 F.

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  • Last Updated: 2020-06-03 19:09 UTC