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Mexican lager

145 calories 15 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 62% (brew house)
Calories: 145 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday August 17th 2024
1.044
1.011
4.4%
23.3
3.5
5.5
13.08
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner12 lb Premium Pilsner $ 0.69 / lb
$ 8.28 		36.8 1.75 57.1%
5 lb Flaked Corn5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 23.8%
4 lb Briess - Goldpils Vienna Malt4 lb Goldpils Vienna Malt $ 1.20 / lb
$ 4.80 		36.8 3.5 19%
21 lbs / $ 13.08
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 First Wort 0 min 9.45 27%
1.50 oz Tettnanger1.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 45 min 11.83 40.5%
1.20 oz Tettnanger1.2 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 2.05 32.4%
3.70 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Mexican Lager Yeast WLP940
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 684 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.0875 gal Strike 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
8.93 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.35 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 149 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.64 gal (50.56 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.64 gal (2.56 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.35 qt/lb 7.09 28.4  
Mash volume with grains 8.77 35.1  
Grain absorption losses -2.63 -10.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.43 g | 33.7 qt) 8.93 35.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.64 g | 50.6 qt) 13.14 52.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.14 -0.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 11.5 46  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.5 g | 46 qt) 11 44  
Total: 16.02 64.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Mexican lager" International Pale Lager beer recipe by Eli.logan. All Grain, ABV 4.4%, IBU 23.33, SRM 3.46, Fermentables: ( Premium Pilsner, Flaked Corn, Goldpils Vienna Malt) Hops: (Tettnanger) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Lactic acid)
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