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Mexican Agave Lager

155 calories 16.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Amber Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.4 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday May 18th 2023
1.047
1.012
4.5%
18.2
3.3
5.9
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb American - Pilsner16 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 80%
1 lb Briess - Carapils Malt1 lb Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 5%
3 lb Agave Nectar3 lb Agave Nectar - (late boil kettle addition) 35 2 15%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Northern Brewer - German Tettnang2 oz German Tettnang Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 13.34 50%
2 oz Northern Brewer - German Tettnang2 oz German Tettnang Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 10 min 4.84 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 oz Rice hulls Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Mexican Lager OYL-113
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
53 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 178 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Hixson Utility District 2022
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
27 8 1 3 3 97.4
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10.1 gal Strike 162 °F 154 °F 60 min
Temperature 154 °F 170 °F 10 min
5 gal Fly Sparge 170 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.15 gal (52.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.75 gal (46.98 qt) and adding 1.15 gal (4.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.38 25.5  
Mash volume with grains 7.74 30.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.13 -8.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.9 g | 35.6 qt) 9.4 37.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.9 g | 51.6 qt) 13.4 53.6  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.25 1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11.5 g | 46 qt) 12 48  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12 g | 48 qt) 11.5 46  
Total: 15.78 63.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Mexican Agave Lager" International Amber Lager beer recipe by Striike. All Grain, ABV 4.54%, IBU 18.18, SRM 3.28, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Carapils Malt, Agave Nectar) Hops: (German Tettnang) Other: (Rice hulls)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-06-02 23:07 UTC