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Baja Lager

151 calories 14.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: mexican lager
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 19 gallons
Post Boil Size: 15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 151 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 19th 2022
1.046
1.010
4.7%
22.1
6.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
19 lb American - Pilsner19 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 70.4%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 7.4%
4 lb American - Vienna4 lb Vienna 35 4 14.8%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 7.4%
27 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Huell Melon1 oz Huell Melon Hops Pellet 5.9 Boil 75 min 8.82 25%
1 oz Huell Melon1 oz Huell Melon Hops Pellet 5.9 Boil 60 min 8.44 25%
0.50 oz Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 45 min 2.04 12.5%
0.50 oz Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 30 min 1.7 12.5%
0.50 oz Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 15 min 1.1 12.5%
0.50 oz Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 0 min 12.5%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Lager Yeast WLP840
Amount:
10 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 227 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-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal Strike 155 °F 144 °F 45 min
3 gal Infusion 212 °F 160 °F 45 min
3 gal Infusion 212 °F 170 °F 30 min
Vorlauf -- -- --
5 gal Fly Sparge 168 °F 165 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.03 gal (68.1 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.03 gal (20.1 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.29 gal (49.14 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.84 gal (39.36 qt) and adding 0.29 gal (1.14 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.13 40.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 10.13 40.5  
Mash volume with grains 12.29 49.1  
Grain absorption losses -3.38 -13.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.53 g | 42.1 qt) 12.5 50  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.03 g | 68.1 qt) 19 76  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 15 60  
Going into fermentor 15 60  
Total: 22.63 90.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Baja Lager" mexican lager beer recipe by Skoldsie. All Grain, ABV 4.7%, IBU 22.1, SRM 6.6, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Vienna, Flaked Corn) Hops: (Huell Melon, Tettnanger)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-02-25 19:06 UTC