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Hard Telling not Knowing

180 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Dark Lager
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Robinson
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday February 6th 2024
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OG: 1.055 FG: 1.014 ABV: 5.4% IBU: 31

1.055
1.011
5.8%
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb Briess - Pilsen Malt 2-Row5.5 lb Pilsen Malt 2-Row 37 1.2 46.8%
5.25 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I5.25 lb Munich Type I 38 6 44.7%
0.50 lb Briess - Caramel Munich 60L0.5 lb Caramel Munich 60L 35.4 60 4.3%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Carafa Special Type III0.5 lb Carafa Special Type III 29.9 525 4.3%
11.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
22.70 g Yakima Valley Hops - NZ Motueka22.7 g NZ Motueka Hops Pellet 7.5 Boil 60 min 22.57 34.4%
1 oz Artisan - Saaz (Czech)1 oz Saaz (Czech) Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 10 min 3.41 42.9%
15 g Artisan - Saaz (Czech)15 g Saaz (Czech) Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 30 min 3.82 22.7%
66.05 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast WLP802
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 424 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 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
8.81 gal Strike 158 °F 152 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 qt/lb 8.81 35.3  
Mash volume with grains 9.75 39  
Grain absorption losses -1.47 -5.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 0.37 g | 1.5 qt) 0.41 1.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.46 g | 29.8 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.22 36.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

OF 1.055

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