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Crooked Head Lager

159 calories 17.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Derek Barrington
Calories: 159 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday June 13th 2020
1.048
1.014
4.4%
14.4
4.9
5.5
41.29
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Viking - 2-Row Pale Malt6 lb 2-Row Pale Malt $ 0.73 / lb
$ 4.38 		37 3 30%
5 lb Flaked Corn5 lb Flaked Corn $ 1.80 / lb
$ 9.00 		40 0.5 25%
8 lb Weyermann - German - Munich Light8 lb German - Munich Light $ 1.70 / lb
$ 13.60 		37 6 40%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls $ 0.80 / lb
$ 0.80 		0 0 5%
20 lbs / $ 27.78
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Artisan - Czech Saaz1 oz Czech Saaz Hops $ 1.38 / oz
$ 1.38 		Pellet 3.5 Boil 70 min 6.13 25%
0.50 oz Artisan - Czech Saaz0.5 oz Czech Saaz Hops $ 1.38 / oz
$ 0.69 		Pellet 3.5 Boil 40 min 2.61 12.5%
1.50 oz Artisan - Czech Saaz1.5 oz Czech Saaz Hops $ 1.38 / oz
$ 2.07 		Pellet 3.5 Boil 20 min 5.39 37.5%
1 oz Artisan - Czech Saaz1 oz Czech Saaz Hops $ 1.38 / oz
$ 1.38 		Pellet 3.5 Aroma 1 min 0.26 25%
4 oz / $ 5.52
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.20 g yeast nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.50 tbsp Lactic Acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 tsp Lactic Acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
1 tbsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - California Lager 2112
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 7.99 / each
$ 7.99
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
58 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
63 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 812 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.75 gal Strike 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
10.9 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 153 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.65 gal (54.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.65 gal (6.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.5 30  
Mash volume with grains 9.1 36.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.9 g | 35.6 qt) 9.5 38  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.65 g | 54.6 qt) 14.25 57  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 12 g | 48 qt) 12.6 50.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12.6 g | 50.4 qt) 12 48  
Total: 17 68
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Crooked Head Lager" Munich Helles beer recipe by Derek Barrington. All Grain, ABV 4.42%, IBU 14.39, SRM 4.93, Fermentables: (2-Row Pale Malt, Flaked Corn, German - Munich Light, Rice Hulls) Hops: (Czech Saaz) Other: (yeast nutrient, Gypsum, Lactic Acid, Irish Moss)
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