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Blue Agave Lager

168 calories 16.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Ed Dwan
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday April 5th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
7.50 lb Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt7.5 lb Barke Pilsner Malt 37.03 3.17 78.9%
1 lb Agave Nectar1 lb Agave Nectar 35 3.84 10.5%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 3.31 5.3%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Barke Vienna0.5 lb Barke Vienna 36 7.58 5.3%
9.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz German Tettnanger1 oz German Tettnanger Hops Pellet 2.4 Boil 60 min 8.75 66.7%
0.50 oz German Tettnanger0.5 oz German Tettnanger Hops Pellet 2.4 Boil 10 min 1.59 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Mash 10 min.
4 tsp Yeast Energizer Other Mash 10 min.
 
Yeast
- Imperial - L17 Harvest Slurry
Amount:
100 Milliliters
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
55 - 65 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 394 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 9.56 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Bru'n Yellow Full
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 5 5 55 70 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.5 gal Infusion 154 °F 152 °F 60 min
3 gal Sparge 150 °F 150 °F 20 min
Mashout Temperature 150 °F 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.65 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.65 qt/lb 3.51 14  
Mash volume with grains 4.19 16.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.06 -4.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.78 g | 19.1 qt) 4.22 16.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.08 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.73 30.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Tweaked recipe from Northern Brewer Mexican Blue Agave kit. Should make a nice light summer beer.

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  • Last Updated: 2023-04-05 18:35 UTC