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#2 Pencil Light Lager/Lil Louie

119 calories 9.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Light American Lager
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 39 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 42 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 8.6 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 9.2 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 83.5% (brew house)
Source: Skinny D.
Calories: 119 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 9.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday August 9th 2022
9.2 °P
1.4 °P
4.1%
11.8
2.8
5.6
17.30
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15.50 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row15.5 lb Standard 2-Row $ 0.72 / lb
$ 11.16 		36.8 1.8 34.8%
20 lb Simpsons - Maris Otter pale20 lb Maris Otter pale 38 2.4 44.9%
7 lb Rahr - White Wheat7 lb White Wheat $ 0.74 / lb
$ 5.18 		39.1 3.2 15.7%
2 lb Rice Hulls2 lb Rice Hulls $ 0.48 / lb
$ 0.96 		0 0 4.5%
44.50 lbs / $ 17.30
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
7 oz BSG - Saaz7 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 6.83 58.3%
5 oz Amarillo5 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 10.4 Whirlpool 0 min 4.99 41.7%
12 oz / $ 2.75
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
10 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
15 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
27.20 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Boil 0 min.
18.10 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Boil 0 min.
36.20 g Gypsum Water Agt Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
250 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
48 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 476 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
ATLKY
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
15.6 gal Strike 160 °F 150 °F 60 min
32.65 gal Sparge 170 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 41.33 gal (165.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 29.33 gal (117.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 9.43 37.7  
Mash volume with grains 11.75 47  
Grain absorption losses -3.63 -14.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 34.49 g | 138 qt) 35.16 140.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.29 5.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 41.33 g | 165.3 qt) 42 168  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.26 -1.1  
Post boil Volume 39.19 156.8  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.19 -0.8  
Going into fermentor 39 156  
Total: 44.59 178.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"#2 Pencil Light Lager/Lil Louie" Light American Lager beer recipe by Skinny D.. All Grain, ABV 4.11%, IBU 11.83, SRM 2.81, Fermentables: (Standard 2-Row, Maris Otter pale, White Wheat, Rice Hulls) Hops: (Saaz, Amarillo) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Epsom Salt (MgSO4))
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