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Kevin's Mexican Lager

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Premium American Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.27 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 23rd 2023
1.052
1.012
5.2%
23.5
4.7
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb German - Pilsner11 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 44%
11 lb American - Vienna11 lb Vienna 35 4 44%
3 lb Flaked Corn3 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 12%
25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Tettnanger3 oz Tettnanger Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 90 min 22.07 75%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.37 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
0.50 tsp Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 oz Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
1.50 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 0 min.
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.8125 gal Mash Water Steeping 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
9.83 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.4 gal (57.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.4 gal (9.6 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 9.96 g | 39.9 qt) 9.83 39.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.4 g | 57.6 qt) 14.27 57.1  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 17.65 70.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Kevin's Mexican Lager" Premium American Lager beer recipe by kevrstone. All Grain, ABV 5.16%, IBU 23.45, SRM 4.66, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna, Flaked Corn) Hops: (Tettnanger) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), 5.2 pH Stabilizer, Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-10-28 21:25 UTC