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Unemployment Pale Lager

146 calories 12.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 38 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 43 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 56% (brew house)
Source: Andrew Van Tassel
Hop Utilization: 84%
Calories: 146 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday December 15th 2023
1.045
1.007
5.0%
60.1
6.0
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
62 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row62 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 72.9%
7 lb Bairds - Pilsen/Lager7 lb Pilsen/Lager 37.2 1.5 8.2%
2 lb Weyermann - Acidulated2 lb Acidulated 27 3.4 2.4%
1 lb Belgian - Caramel Pils1 lb Caramel Pils 34 8 1.2%
4 lb Briess - Carapils Malt4 lb Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 4.7%
5 lb German - Carapils5 lb Carapils 35 1.3 5.9%
4 lb United Kingdom - Carastan (30/37)4 lb Carastan (30/37) 35 34 4.7%
85 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 lb Cascade2 lb Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 4 Boil 60 min 53.41 91.4%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 6.3 Boil 30 min 2.22 2.9%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 6.3 Boil 30 min 2.22 2.9%
1 oz Comet1 oz Comet Hops Leaf/Whole 8.7 Boil 20 min 2.2 2.9%
35 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
15 g Whirfloc Fining Boil 1 hr.
13.50 g Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 564 B cells required
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 564 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
28.26 gal Strike 165 °F 152 °F 60 min
23.24 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 40.81 gal (163.25 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 28.81 gal (115.25 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 35.06 gal (140.25 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 5.2 gal (20.8 qt) and adding 23.06 gal (92.25 qt) sparge/top-off. 28.26 113.1  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 28.26 113.1  
Mash volume with grains 35.06 140.3  
Grain absorption losses -10.63 -42.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 23.43 g | 93.7 qt) 25.61 102.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 40.81 g | 163.3 qt) 43 172  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.31 -5.3  
Post boil Volume 38 152  
Going into fermentor 38 152  
Total: 53.88 215.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Unemployment Pale Lager" Munich Helles beer recipe by Andrew Van Tassel. All Grain, ABV 5.02%, IBU 60.05, SRM 5.95, Fermentables: ( Standard 2-Row, Pilsen/Lager, Acidulated, Caramel Pils, Carapils Malt, Carapils, Carastan (30/37)) Hops: (Cascade, Comet) Other: (Whirfloc, Beer Nutrient)
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