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American Lager

157 calories 14.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Light American Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.088 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.117 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 157 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday May 16th 2022
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb American - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 50%
3 lb US - Pale 2-Row3 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 30%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 20%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 9.14 100%
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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:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.75 gal Strike 147 °F 147 °F 60 min
3.75 gal Fly Sparge 165 °F 165 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.75 15  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 1.3 g | 5.2 qt) 4.55 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.29 g | 9.2 qt) 0.75 3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.54 g | 18.2 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 2.25 9  
Top off amount 3.25 13  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 4.5 18
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Lager" Light American Lager beer recipe by Woodruff Brewing. All Grain, ABV 5%, IBU 9.14, SRM 3.02, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Pale 2-Row, Flaked Corn) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh)
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