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Cervesa Lima - A Mexican Lager that Doesn't Need Lime

187 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International 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: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Tylor Miranda
Calories: 187 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday July 6th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.70 lb Briess - Distillers Malt0.7 lb Distillers Malt $ 1.55 / lb
$ 1.09 		35.4 2.4 7.6%
2.21 lb Flaked Corn2.21 lb Flaked Corn $ 1.79 / lb
$ 3.96 		40 0.5 24%
4.80 oz Dingemans - Munich MD4.8 oz Munich MD $ 2.29 / lb
$ 0.69 		36.5 6.3 3.3%
6 lb MaltWerks Pale Malt - US - MaltWerks Pale Malt - Pale Malt6 lb US - MaltWerks Pale Malt - Pale Malt $ 1.89 / lb
$ 11.34 		38 2.65 65.1%
9.21 lbs / $ 17.07
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
19 g Motueka Hops Pellets - New Zealand19 g Motueka Hops Pellets - New Zealand Hops $ 3.89 / oz
$ 2.61 		Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 6.15 40.4%
18 g Wakatu Hops Pellets - New Zealand18 g Wakatu Hops Pellets - New Zealand Hops $ 2.49 / oz
$ 1.58 		Pellet 7.5 Boil 10 min 6.24 38.3%
10 g Wakatu Hops Pellets - New Zealand10 g Wakatu Hops Pellets - New Zealand Hops $ 2.49 / oz
$ 0.88 		Pellet 7.5 Boil 50 min 9.09 21.3%
47 g / $ 5.07
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Whirlfloc $ 0.18 / g
$ 0.36 		Fining Boil 5 min.
7 gal Distilled Bottled Water $ 0.97 / gal
$ 6.79 		Other Mash 0 min.
$ 7.15
 
Yeast
White Labs - HP Lager Yeast WLP925
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 8.98 / each
$ 8.98
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
62 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 292 B cells required
$ 8.98 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 14.36 psi       Temp: 44 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
No water chemistry except pure H2O.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal Stir well Strike 153 °F 148 °F 1 min
6 gal Stir at 30 minutes Vorlauf 148 °F 148 °F 60 min
1 gal Sparge 162 °F 150 °F 1 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.27 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.27 qt/lb 2.62 10.5  
Mash volume with grains 2.88 11.5  
Grain absorption losses -0.4 -1.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.6 g | 18.4 qt) 4.54 18.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.49 2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.16 28.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Fermentation should last 5 days at 1 PSI.

Lager the beer at 35f @ 15 PSI, for 3 to 5 days to condition. Sulfur production is strong the first two days, then disappears by day five.

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