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Special Lager

181 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday July 28th 2020
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1.012
5.6%
25.8
2.9
5.2
16.85
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 lb Flaked Rice2 lb Flaked Rice 40 0.5 16.7%
10 lb DE - Pilsner10 lb Pilsner $ 1.68 / lb
$ 16.80 		37 1.4 83.3%
12 lbs / $ 16.80
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.20 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Summit0.2 oz Summit Hops Pellet 18.4 Boil 60 min 12.56 11.8%
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4.9 Boil 30 min 12.85 58.8%
0.50 oz Liberty0.5 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4.9 Boil 1 min 0.36 29.4%
1.70 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc / 3 Each Fining Boil 10 min.
1 each Campden Tablet $ 0.05 / each
$ 0.05 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10.04 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
$ 0.05
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Lager Yeast WLP830
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 148 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.25 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
2 gal Batch Sparge 180 °F 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 62 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.8 qt/lb 5.4 21.6  
Mash volume with grains 6.36 25.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.5 -6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.66 g | 14.7 qt) 3.6 14.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.31 g | 29.3 qt) 7.25 29  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.75 23  
Total: 9 36
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Special Lager" International Pale Lager beer recipe by cduff29. All Grain, ABV 5.63%, IBU 25.77, SRM 2.88, Fermentables: (Flaked Rice, Pilsner) Hops: (Summit, Liberty) Other: (Whirlfloc / 3 Each, Campden Tablet, Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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