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Summer Lager

140 calories 11.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Premium American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 232 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 272 gallons
Post Boil Size: 253.45 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 10.8 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 140 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 7th 2023
10.8 °P
1.7 °P
4.8%
23.1
4.3
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
55 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner55 lb Premium Pilsner 36.8 1.75 14.3%
220 lb Great Western - Vienna220 lb Vienna 37 3 57.1%
55 lb Rahr - White Wheat55 lb White Wheat 39.1 3.2 14.3%
55 lb Bairds - Pale Ale55 lb Pale Ale 37.2 2.5 14.3%
385 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
16 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Amarillo16 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 14.29 30.8%
8 oz BSG - Motueka8 oz Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Boil 30 min 3.84 15.4%
4 oz Wai-iti4 oz Wai-iti Hops Pellet 3 Boil 30 min 0.82 7.7%
8 oz BSG - Motueka8 oz Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool 0 min 0.9 15.4%
4 oz BSG - Wai-iti4 oz Wai-iti Hops Pellet 3 Whirlpool 0 min 0.19 7.7%
8 oz BSG - Motueka8 oz Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 2.48 15.4%
4 oz BSG - Wai-iti4 oz Wai-iti Hops Pellet 3 Boil 15 min 0.53 7.7%
52 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
85 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
500 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 3318 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
126 gal Strike 164 °F 151 °F 60 min
176 gal Sparge 175 °F 164 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 235.45 gal (941.8 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 223.45 gal (893.8 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 155.93 gal (623.7 qt) 125.13 500.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 125.13 500.5  
Mash volume with grains 155.93 623.7  
Grain absorption losses -48.13 -192.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 158.7 g | 634.8 qt) 195.25 781  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 235.45 g | 941.8 qt) 272 1088  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.5 -6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 232.45 g | 929.8 qt) 253.45 1013.8  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.45 -1.8  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 253 g | 1012 qt) 232 928  
Total: 320.38 1281.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Summer Lager" Premium American Lager beer recipe by DargyBear. All Grain, ABV 4.82%, IBU 23.07, SRM 4.26, Fermentables: (Premium Pilsner, Vienna, White Wheat, Pale Ale) Hops: (Amarillo, Motueka, Wai-iti) Other: (Phosphoric acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-04-11 16:37 UTC