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Liberty Lime Lager

141 calories 14.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Standard American Lager
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Source: Jody Hughes
No Chill: 30 minute extended hop boil time
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 141 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday December 30th 2021
1.043
1.010
4.3%
17.5
3.0
5.3
54.50
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Brewmaster - Standard 6-Row10 lb Standard 6-Row $ 2.20 / lb
$ 22.00 		36.3 2.3 63.5%
5 lb Briess - Rice, Flaked5 lb Rice, Flaked $ 2.66 / lb
$ 13.30 		32.2 1 31.7%
0.75 lb Briess - Carapils Malt0.75 lb Carapils Malt $ 2.84 / lb
$ 2.13 		34.5 1.5 4.8%
15.75 lbs / $ 37.43
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
32 g Artisan - Liberty32 g Liberty Hops $ 1.60 / oz
$ 1.81 		Pellet 3.6 Boil 60 min 8.23 69.3%
14.15 g Yakima Chief Hops - Citra14.15 g Citra Hops $ 3.02 / oz
$ 1.51 		Pellet 12.8 Boil 0 min 9.29 30.7%
46.15 g / $ 3.31
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Other Boil 10 min.
2 tsp Irish Moss $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Fining Boil 15 min.
20 g Lime Crystals $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Flavor Kegging 14 days
14 g Citric acid Water Agt Mash 90 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Lager Yeast WLP840
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 13.76 / each
$ 13.76
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 639 B cells required
$ 13.76 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.28 psi       Temp: 37 °F       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Strike 167 °F 153 °F 50 min
0.5 gal This infusion is only to re-heat mash to 152F - 1.4 qts/lb Infusion 204 °F 152 °F 50 min
10.5 gal Fly Sparge 185 °F 169 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.27 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 55 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.44 gal (49.74 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.44 gal (1.74 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.27 qt/lb 5 20  
Mash volume with grains 6.26 25  
Grain absorption losses -1.97 -7.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.65 g | 38.6 qt) 9.72 38.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.44 g | 49.7 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10.5 g | 42 qt) 10.75 43  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 10.75 g | 43 qt) 10.5 42  
Total: 14.72 58.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

primary ferment at 52F.

raise temp to 67 for 4-6 days for diaceytl rest.

lower temp to 37F and lager for 4-8 weeks.

carbonate in fresh keg.

add lime at kegging/carbonation. (18 grams/1 pack in each keg) - after brewing this several times, 18g of the crystallized lime is HEAVY. It’s drinkable if you love lime. But moving forward, probably only adding 9-10 grams per 5 gallon brew.

mash for 90, boil for 75.
I’ve brewed this beer twice, so far. First as a 5 gal, then a 10.
In the first brew, the yeast stalled, I think I under-pitched, so the abv was way low.
In the second, 10 gallon brew, there was clear channeling in the mash tun around the sides, and the OG was lower than expected.

Third time is a charm! - Third brew went very well, no channeling, crystal clear lautering, good mash efficiency (91%). Healthy starter, expect good fermentation.

This third iteration of brew was entered in a brewery competition in Lexington VA - Heliotrope Brewery, and took SECOND place. (Fall 2024).

Made a few updates for annual brew #4, updated 2 row to 6 row malt, added carapils. Also, subbed out some hop varieties. Liberty, for bittering, for obvious reasons, and some Citra at flameout to hope for more depth in the citrus (lime) flavor. Adjusted to try to hit around 4.5% abv, 17.5 IBU.



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