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Mexicali Blues

165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (ending kettle)
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 14th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Avangard - Pilsner9 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 69.2%
2 lb Avangard - Vienna2 lb Vienna 37.7 3.5 15.4%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 15.4%
13 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Hallertau (Mittelfruh)1 oz Hallertau (Mittelfruh) Hops Pellet 3.6 Boil 60 min 10.89 50%
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Hallertau (Mittelfruh)1 oz Hallertau (Mittelfruh) Hops Pellet 3.6 Boil 5 min 2.17 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4.25 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 90 min.
4.75 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 90 min.
2 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 75 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L09 Que Bueno
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
47 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 107 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 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
8.5 gal Infusion -- 148 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (3.5qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (8.88g). Reduce mash thickness to 2.72qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 9.5g.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.42 gal (49.66 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 10.96 gal (43.84 qt) and adding 0.41 gal (1.66 qt) sparge/top-off. 11.38 45.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.5 qt/lb 11.38 45.5  
Mash volume with grains 12.42 49.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.63 -6.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.83 g | 35.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 4.68 g | 18.7 qt) 6.5 26  
Estimated amount in fermentor 6.5 26  
Total: 8.88 35.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Mexicali Blues" American Lager beer recipe by Susquehanna Lagerhaus. All Grain, ABV 4.92%, IBU 13.06, SRM 3.49, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna, Flaked Corn) Hops: (Hallertau (Mittelfruh)) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-05-14 02:15 UTC