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I can't believe it's not water!

132 calories 9.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.43 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Timothy Bulin
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 132 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 9.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday January 31st 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
95 oz Corn Syrup95 oz Corn Syrup - (late boil kettle addition) 37 0.5 42.6%
7 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row7 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 36.8 3.5 50.2%
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 7.2%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Cluster1.5 oz Cluster Hops Leaf/Whole 6.5 Boil 60 min 16.66 100%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.91 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Californian Lager M54
Amount:
20 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
79.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 149 B cells required
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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
3 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
11.4 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.56 gal (50.23 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.51 gal (46.03 qt) and adding 0.56 gal (2.23 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3 12  
Mash volume with grains 3.64 14.6  
Grain absorption losses -1 -4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.31 g | 41.3 qt) 10.68 42.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.06 g | 48.3 qt) 12.43 49.7  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.49 2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 11.25 45  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.25 g | 45 qt) 11 44  
Total: 13.68 54.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"I can't believe it's not water!" American Lager beer recipe by Timothy Bulin. All Grain, ABV 4.86%, IBU 16.66, SRM 2.92, Fermentables: (Corn Syrup, Pale Ale Malt 2-Row, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Cluster) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-05-22 14:33 UTC