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Trotter Lime

124 calories 11.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 35 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.24 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.65 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 124 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday August 17th 2021
1.038
1.008
4.1%
8.8
2.1
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.25 lb Weyermann - Pilsner5.25 lb Pilsner 36 1.5 72.4%
2 lb Flaked Rice2 lb Flaked Rice 40 0.5 27.6%
7.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 g BSG - Magnum6 g Magnum Hops Pellet 12.1 Boil 35 min 8.81 100%
6 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.75 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.60 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
18 g Crystallized Lime Flavor Kegging 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Lager Yeast WLP840
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 283 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
American Lager
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
13 6 8 13 37 20
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Infusion -- 148 °F 60 min
2 gal Sparge -- -- --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 7.29 g | 29.2 qt) 7.4 29.6  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 7.87 g | 31.5 qt) 7.98 31.9  
Grain absorption losses -0.91 -3.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.13 g | 24.5 qt) 6.24 25  
Boil off losses -0.88 -3.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.01 -0  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 5.65 22.6  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.65 g | 22.6 qt) 5.25 21  
Total: 7.4 29.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Nice and light - IBUs and hop flavor just right (neutral, not much at all)

Went a little hazy after adding the 18g of crystallized lime and the lime flavor was somewhat muted.

Next batch - consider lime peels at flameout and substituting some of the rice for flaked corn.

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  • Last Updated: 2023-01-22 14:06 UTC