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American Light Lager

158 calories 11.7 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 21.5 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Hop Utilization: 94%
Calories: 158 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 11.7 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Tuesday February 7th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.30 kg Weyermann - Pilsner2.3 kg Pilsner 1.43 € / kg
3.29 € 		36 1.5 69.7%
1 kg Grits1 kg Grits 1.00 € / kg
1.00 € 		37 1 30.3%
3.30 kg / 4.29 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
9 g BSG - Cascade9 g Cascade Hops 0.04 € / g
0.36 € 		Pellet 8.3 First Wort 0 min 8.29 100%
9 g / 0.36 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Irish Moss 0.04 € / g
0.20 € 		Fining Mash 0 min.
0.20 €
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
4.70 € / each
4.70 €
Attenuation (custom):
88%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 66 B cells required
4.70 € 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-
25 5 5 35 25 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- 63 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.5 L/kg 11.6
Mash volume with grains 13.7
Grain absorption losses -3.3
Remaining sparge water volume 16.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 24.4 L) 24
Boil off losses -2.9
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 21.1 L) 21.5
Estimated amount in fermentor 21.5
Total: 28.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Light Lager" American Light Lager beer recipe by Aurora Brewing. All Grain, ABV 4.08%, IBU 8.29, SRM 2.17, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Grits) Hops: (Cascade) Other: (Irish Moss)
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