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Mexican Lager

178 calories 18.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.08 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Walter Hansen
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 4th 2022
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.75 lb Weyermann - Pilsner6.75 lb Pilsner 36 1.5 58.7%
2.25 lb German - Vienna2.25 lb Vienna 37 4 19.6%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 17.4%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Caramunich Type 10.5 lb Caramunich Type 1 33.5 35 4.3%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Charles Faram - NZ Southern Cross0.5 oz NZ Southern Cross Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 60 min 23.24 25%
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - NZ Motueka1 oz NZ Motueka Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 1 min 0.69 50%
0.50 oz Charles Faram - NZ Southern Cross0.5 oz NZ Southern Cross Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 1 min 1 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
0.50 tsp Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.25 oz Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Lager 2035
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
56 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 97 B cells required
Wyeast - Pilsen Lager 2007
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 56 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
56 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 97 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
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
4.2 gal Strike 134 °F 126 °F 10 min
Temperature -- 152 °F 50 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 66 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.31 17.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.23 20.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.46 17.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 7.08 28.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.77 35.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Mexican Lager" International Pale Lager beer recipe by Walter Hansen. All Grain, ABV 5.39%, IBU 24.93, SRM 5.58, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna, Flaked Corn, Caramunich Type 1) Hops: (NZ Southern Cross, NZ Motueka) Other: (Whirlfloc, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Lactic acid)
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