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Amber Waves of Grain Lager 23

9553 calories 1046.4 g 20 qt
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Märzen
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 71% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 81%
Calories: 9553 calories (Per 20qt)
Carbs: 1046.4 g (Per 20qt)
Created: Wednesday March 22nd 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Mount Hood (4.7AA)2 oz Mount Hood (4.7AA) Hops Leaf/Whole 4.7 First Wort 0 min 12.87 33.3%
2 oz Hallertau (3.0)2 oz Hallertau (3.0) Hops Pellet 3 Boil 60 min 7.95 33.3%
2 oz Mount Hood (4.7AA)2 oz Mount Hood (4.7AA) Hops Leaf/Whole 4.7 Aroma 5 min 2.26 33.3%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 lb Rice hulls Other Mash 0 min.
2 each Whirlfloc tablet Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Munich Lager 2308
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 56 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 212 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Gallons Distilled + 6 Gallons Filtered Tap
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.98 gal (55.9 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.98 gal (7.9 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 7.81 31.3  
Mash volume with grains 9.81 39.3  
Grain absorption losses -3.13 -12.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.54 g | 38.2 qt) 9.56 38.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.98 g | 55.9 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.75 -7  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 17.38 69.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed April 7, 2023.
Infuse to 152F hold 40 min. Infuse boiling to get 160F hold 30 min. Infuse boiling to 165F, recirculate with pump for 12 minutes. Collect and boil 70 min. Used excess to make 4 one quart starters.

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