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Thunderhead Black Lager

196 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Dark American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 232 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 260 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Calories: 196 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 28th 2022
1.060
1.010
6.6%
14.2
36.6
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
330 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row330 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 61.1%
5 lb Bairds - Roasted Barley5 lb Roasted Barley 33 600 0.9%
30 lb Bairds - Chocolate Malt30 lb Chocolate Malt 31 500 5.6%
165 lb Rahr - White Wheat165 lb White Wheat 39.1 3.2 30.6%
10 lb Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt10 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 1.9%
540 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
8 oz Saaz8 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 20 min 1.34 40%
12 oz Barth-Haas - Hallertauer Magnum12 oz Hallertauer Magnum Hops Pellet 13.5 Boil 60 min 12.84 60%
20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
250 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
150 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Kilograms
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 4531 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Munich (Dark Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
82 20 4 2 16 320
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 234.25 gal (937 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 222.25 gal (889 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 279.45 gal (1117.8 qt) 236.25 945  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 236.25 945  
Mash volume with grains 279.45 1117.8  
Grain absorption losses -67.5 -270  
Remaining sparge water volume 91.5 366  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 234.25 g | 937 qt) 260 1040  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.75 -3  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 257.75 g | 1031 qt) 232 928  
Estimated amount in fermentor 232 928  
Total: 327.75 1311
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Thunderhead Black Lager" Dark American Lager beer recipe by DargyBear. All Grain, ABV 6.55%, IBU 14.18, SRM 36.59, Fermentables: (Standard 2-Row, Roasted Barley, Chocolate Malt, White Wheat, Midnight Wheat Malt) Hops: (Saaz, Hallertauer Magnum) Other: (Phosphoric acid, Epsom Salt (MgSO4))
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  • Last Updated: 2022-10-19 16:02 UTC