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Winter Lager Clone

Created: Sunday December 5th 2021
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225 calories 21.7 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Traditional Bock
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.12 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.62 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: BREW Magazine Recipe (edit to lower IBU)
Calories: 225 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.7 g (Per 12oz)
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5 lb US - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 34.5%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz East Kent Goldings1.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.75 Boil 59 min 22.3 37.5%
1 oz Northern Brewer - German Tettnang1 oz German Tettnang Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 10 min 3.99 25%
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4.7 Boil 10 min 5.36 25%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 0 min 12.5%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Bitter Orange Peel Spice Secondary 0 min.
0.50 oz Grated Ginger Root Spice Secondary 0 min.
2 each Cinnamon stick Spice Secondary 0 min.
1 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Lager Yeast WLP830
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 542 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 11.56 psi       Temp: 37 °F       CO2 Level: 2.58 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
3.75 gal heat water to 167F Temperature -- 167 °F --
mash temp with grain added Infusion 152 °F 152 °F 50 min
2 gal add 2 gallons boiling H2O for mashout Top Off 210 °F 170 °F 10 min
3.5 gal Fly Sparge 175 °F 170 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.02 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.02 qt/lb 3.7 14.8  
Mash volume with grains 4.86 19.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.81 -7.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.77 g | 23.1 qt) 6.49 25.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.4 g | 29.6 qt) 8.12 32.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 6.62 26.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.62 g | 26.5 qt) 5.75 23  
Total: 10.18 40.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default

Batch Performance
Efficiency:
Conversion: 104.7%
Pre-Boil: 75% 27 ppg
Ending Kettle: 77% 27.7 ppg
Brew House: 70% 25.4 ppg
Wort Volume:
5.75 Gallons
  • Expected 5.75 Gallons of fermentable wort.
  • Expected OG: 1.068
  • Actual OG: 1.064
Alcohol and Attenuation:
ABV: 6.17%
  • Apparent Attenuation: 73.4%
  • Actual FG: 1.017
  • Calories per 12oz 225 calories
  • Carbohydrates per 12oz 21.7 g
Amount Packaged:
5 Gallons
Great job! You get to enjoy the equivalent of:
  • 12oz bottles: 53
  • Pints: 40
Latest Brew Log
Date Days Event Gravity Volume pH Temp Updated Comment
12/18/2021 9:22 PM
over 3 years ago 		-1 Mash Complete 1.054 9.25 Gallons 60 °F 12/18/2021 9:22 PM
over 3 years ago
12/18/2021 9:23 PM
over 3 years ago 		-1 Pre-Boil Gravity 1.054 7.25 Gallons 60 °F 12/18/2021 9:23 PM
over 3 years ago
12/19/2021 12:04 AM
over 3 years ago 		+0 Boil Complete 1.067 6 Gallons 50.5 °F 12/19/2021 12:04 AM
over 3 years ago
12/19/2021 12:05 AM
over 3 years ago 		+0 Brew Day Complete 1.064 5.75 Gallons 50.5 °F 12/19/2021 12:05 AM
over 3 years ago
12/30/2021 11:13 PM
over 3 years ago 		+11 Sample 1.020   52 °F 12/31/2021 2:48 PM
over 3 years ago
12/31/2021 2:48 PM
over 3 years ago 		+12 Diacetyl Rest 1.019 5.5 Gallons 59.5 °F 12/31/2021 2:49 PM
over 3 years ago 		Begin 3 day rest
2/3/2022 6:10 PM
over 3 years ago 		+46 Fermentation Complete 1.017 5 Gallons 52 °F 2/26/2022 6:11 PM
over 3 years ago
2/22/2022 6:09 PM
over 3 years ago 		+65 Packaged 1.017 5 Gallons 60 °F 2/26/2022 6:10 PM
over 3 years ago
 
Notes

Ferment 2-3 weeks at 50-55F

Diacetyl rest 3 days at 64-66F

Move to Secondary

Slowly chill to temp over about 9 days.

Lager for another 19 days at 37F

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