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150 calories 13.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 130 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 150 gallons
Post Boil Size: 140 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: HHA
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 150 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 8th 2021
1.046
1.009
4.8%
12.6
5.7
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
175 lb Sugar Creek Malt - Pilsner175 lb Pilsner 37.7 2 81.4%
20 lb Briess - Victory Malt20 lb Victory Malt 34.5 28 9.3%
20 lb Flaked Corn20 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 9.3%
215 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
16 oz Crystal16 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 2.7 Boil 60 min 6.73 40%
16 oz Crystal16 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 2.7 Boil 30 min 5.17 40%
8 oz Crystal8 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 2.7 Whirlpool at 210 °F 20 min 0.66 20%
40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
10 oz Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
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) 1970 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 27.65 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
15 10 0 17 17 46
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
85 gal Temperature 175 °F 156 °F 50 min
95 gal Sparge 180 °F 154 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 133 gal (532 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 121 gal (484 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 111.26 gal (445.05 qt) 94.06 376.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 94.06 376.3  
Mash volume with grains 111.26 445.1  
Grain absorption losses -26.88 -107.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 66.06 g | 264.3 qt) 83.06 332.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 133 g | 532 qt) 150 600  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.2 -4.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 130.3 g | 521.2 qt) 140 560  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.3 -1.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 139.7 g | 558.8 qt) 130 520  
Total: 177.13 708.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Lite" American Lager beer recipe by HHA. All Grain, ABV 4.84%, IBU 12.56, SRM 5.71, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Victory Malt, Flaked Corn) Hops: (Crystal) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum)
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