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Light Beer 20L

31 calories 2.1 g 100 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Light American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25.08 liters
Post Boil Size: 21 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.029 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Phillip De Bruin
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 31 calories (Per 100ml)
Carbs: 2.1 g (Per 100ml)
Created: Wednesday November 6th 2024
1.034
1.003
4.0%
10.5
10.6
5.4
207.60
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
200 g DE - Caramunich Type 3200 g Caramunich Type 3 R 62.00 / kg
R 12.40 		34 145.27 8.3%
500 g DE - Pale Ale - (Imported European Malts)500 g Pale Ale - (Imported European Malts) R 42.00 / kg
R 21.00 		34 7.04 20.8%
1,700 g DE - Pilsner Malt - (Imported European Malts) - Crushed1700 g DE - Pilsner Malt - (Imported European Malts) - Crushed R 42.00 / kg
R 71.40 		34 3.04 70.8%
2,400 g / R 104.80
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 g Magnum6 g Magnum Hops R 1.30 / g
R 7.80 		Pellet 15 Boil 10 min 4.87 37.5%
10 g Amarillo10 g Amarillo Hops R 1.30 / g
R 13.00 		Pellet 10.4 Boil 10 min 5.63 62.5%
16 g / R 20.80
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc R 6.00 / each
R 6.00 		Other Boil 15 min.
R 6.00
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Belgian Ale Yeast M41
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
R 76.00 / each
R 76.00
Attenuation (custom):
88%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 28 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
29 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required
R 76.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: BrownSugar       Amount: 170.1 g       Temp: 25 °C       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
56.1 8.7 10.6 72.7 60.7 0.3
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15 L Infusion 68 °C 65 °C 60 min
10 L Sparge 65 °C 65 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 21 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg  
Mash volume with grains  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 25 L) 24.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.7
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 25.8 L) 25.1
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20 L) 21
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 21 L) 20
Total: 24.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Light Beer 20L" Light American Lager beer recipe by Phillip De Bruin. All Grain, ABV 4.04%, IBU 10.5, SRM 10.57, Fermentables: (Caramunich Type 3, Pale Ale - (Imported European Malts), DE - Pilsner Malt - (Imported European Malts) - Crushed) Hops: (Magnum, Amarillo) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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