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Leichtbier Foundry

119 calories 9.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: German Leichtbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 119 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 9.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 21st 2020
1.037
1.005
4.2%
19.5
3.4
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb Proximity - Pale Malt4 lb Pale Malt 37.5 2 47.1%
4 lb Avangard - Pilsner4 lb Pilsner 37.3 1.7 47.1%
0.25 lb Weyermann - Carahell0.25 lb Carahell 34 10 2.9%
0.25 lb Weyermann - Acidulated0.25 lb Acidulated 27 3.4 2.9%
8.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Yakima Chief Hops - German Magnum0.75 oz German Magnum Hops Pellet 13.5 First Wort 60 min 13.85 27.3%
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Hallertau (Mittelfruh)2 oz Hallertau (Mittelfruh) Hops Pellet 3.6 Boil 5 min 5.61 72.7%
2.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 g Brewtan B Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 68 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
BrewRO Reverse Osmosis
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
64.5 0 7 70.4 61.6 0.1
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.3 gal Infusion 154 °F 149 °F 90 min
1 gal Batch Sparge 154 °F 154 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.42 g | 33.7 qt) 7.81 31.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.1 g | 36.4 qt) 8.49 34  
Grain absorption losses -1.06 -4.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.1 g | 28.4 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.75 23  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 7.81 31.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

5A. German Leichtbier
Overall Impression: A pale, highly-attenuated, light-bodied
German lager with lower alcohol and calories than normalstrength beers. Moderately bitter with noticeable malt and hop
flavors, the beer is still interesting to drink.
Aroma: Low to medium hop aroma, with a spicy, herbal, or
floral character. Low to medium-low grainy-sweet or slightly
crackery malt aroma. Clean fermentation profile.
Appearance: Straw to pale gold in color. Brilliant clarity.
Moderate white head with average to below average
persistence.
Flavor: Low to medium grainy-sweet malt flavor initially.
Medium hop bitterness. Low to medium hop flavor, with a
spicy, herbal, or floral quality. Clean fermentation character,
well-lagered. Dry finish with a light malty and hoppy aftertaste.
Mouthfeel: Light to very light body. Medium to high
carbonation. Smooth, well-attenuated.
Comments: Marketed primarily as a diet-oriented beer with
lower carbohydrates, alcohol, and calories. Pronounced
“LYESHT-beer.” May also be known as a Diat Pils or Helles,
this style is in the schankbier gravity class. Other variations of
Leicht class beers can be made from Weissbier, Kölsch, and
Altbier; those beers are best entered in the Mixed-Style Beer
category.
History: Traditional versions existed as drinks for physical
laborers in factories or fields, but modern versions are more
based on popular American products in the same class.
Characteristic Ingredients: Similar to a German Pils or
Helles, continental Pils malt, German lager yeast, Saazer-type
hops.
Style Comparison: Like a lower-alcohol, lighter-bodied,
slightly less aggressive German Pils or Helles.
Vital Statistics: OG: 1.026 – 1.034
IBUs: 15 – 28 FG: 1.006 – 1.010
SRM: 2 – 5 ABV: 2.4 – 3.6%
Commercial Examples: Beck’s Light, Bitburger Light,
Mahr’s Leicht, Paulaner Münchner Hell Leicht, Paulaner
Premium Leicht
Tags: session-strength, pale-color, bottom-fermented, lagered,
central-europe, traditional-style, pale-lager-family, bitter,
hoppy

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