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Mexican Honey Lager

231 calories 22 g 22 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.39 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.05 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.070 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: John Coppola
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 231 calories (Per 22oz)
Carbs: 22 g (Per 22oz)
Created: Monday March 20th 2023
1.070
1.015
7.2%
34.5
5.5
5.4
29.42
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner5.5 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner $ 2.09 / lb
$ 11.50 		36.3 1.9 40%
5.50 lb Bestmalz - BEST Vienna5.5 lb BEST Vienna $ 1.99 / lb
$ 10.95 		37 3.8 40%
2.75 lb Honey2.75 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 35 2 20%
13.75 lbs / $ 22.44
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Warrior0.25 oz Warrior Hops $ 0.90 / oz
$ 0.23 		Pellet 17.3 Boil 30 min 10.89 5.9%
2.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Amarillo2.5 oz Amarillo Hops $ 1.20 / oz
$ 3.00 		Pellet 10.5 Boil 5 min 17.15 58.8%
1.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Amarillo1.5 oz Amarillo Hops $ 1.20 / oz
$ 1.80 		Pellet 10.5 Whirlpool at 180 °F 0 min 6.43 35.3%
4.25 oz / $ 5.03
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.75 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 gal RO Water $ 0.39 / gal
$ 1.95 		Fining Mash 0 min.
$ 1.95
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Dried Lutra Kveik - OYL-071DRY
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 95 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
85 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 355 B cells required
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Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 4.3 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Strike 157 °F 154 °F 40 min
Mash In Steeping 154 °F 154 °F 60 min
Mash out Temperature 154 °F 169 °F 15 min
3 gal Fly Sparge 169 °F 169 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.46 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.46 qt/lb 4.02 16.1  
Mash volume with grains 4.9 19.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.79 g | 15.1 qt) 4 16  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.18 g | 24.7 qt) 6.39 25.6  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.23 0.9  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.56 g | 22.2 qt) 6.05 24.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.06 -0.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.99 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.02 32.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add Honey during the whirlpool.
Hop dip last 1.5 oz of Amarillo at 185 degrees.

Add a bittering charge at the hbeginning of the boil.

.5 oz of warrior.

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