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American Lager

175 calories 17.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday January 4th 2023
1.053
1.013
5.3%
23.5
3.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb Root Shoot Malting - Genie Pale 2-Row7 lb Genie Pale 2-Row 36 2 35%
7 lb Root Shoot Malting - Pilsner7 lb Pilsner 37 2 35%
2.50 lb Flaked Corn2.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 12.5%
2.50 lb Flaked Rice2.5 lb Flaked Rice 40 0.5 12.5%
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Cascade1.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 First Wort 0 min 23.47 100%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 oz Irish Moss Fining Mash 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Pilsner Lager Yeast WLP800
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 781 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
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
10.5 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 120 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.81 gal (51.23 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.81 gal (3.23 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 10 40  
Mash volume with grains 11.6 46.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.56 g | 22.2 qt) 5.25 21  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.81 g | 51.2 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 15.25 61
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Won 1st place in club-only homebrew club Lager competition out of 8 entries.



1 vial of yeast used to make 1L starter, split between (2) 5-gallon carboys.

2 hour mash was necessary on my system to extract all possible sugars out of corn and rice. Gravity after 1 hour was ~1.040, and after 2 hours was ~1.060.

Hold fermentation at 52F for first 4-5 days.
Before krausen settles, begin raising temp to 60-65F for Diacetyl rest.
After 3 weeks, rack to secondary.
Chill secondary to 38F over the period of several days, hold at this temp for 4+ weeks.



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