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Christmas red

161 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: red lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Dylan Hefflinger
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday November 13th 2024
1.049
1.011
5.0%
34.6
14.8
5.4
29.54
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row8 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row $ 0.67 / lb
$ 5.36 		37 1.8 68.8%
2 lb Munich - Light 10L2 lb Munich - Light 10L $ 2.50 / lb
$ 5.00 		33 10 17.2%
1 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L1 lb Caramel Malt - 40L $ 0.96 / lb
$ 0.96 		35.4 40 8.6%
0.50 lb Belgian - Special B0.5 lb Belgian - Special B $ 2.50 / lb
$ 1.25 		34 115 4.3%
2 oz Briess - Roasted Barley2 oz Roasted Barley $ 2.50 / lb
$ 0.31 		33.1 300 1.1%
11.62 lbs / $ 12.88
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz LD Carlson - German Hallertau Blanc1 oz German Hallertau Blanc Hops $ 1.88 / oz
$ 1.88 		Pellet 9.6 Boil 60 min 32.06 50%
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops $ 1.56 / oz
$ 0.78 		Pellet 2.2 Boil 15 min 1.82 25%
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.2 Boil 5 min 0.73 25%
2 oz / $ 2.66
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Lager Yeast WLP830
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 14.00 / each
$ 14.00
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 97 B cells required
$ 14.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 27.65 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Red Lager
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
55 10 15 60 80 45
octoberfest profile for waterprofile unless we find and we find an irish red lager profile
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
4 gal Strike 167 °F 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.63 14.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.56 18.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.45 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.65 g | 22.6 qt) 5.07 20.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.58 g | 30.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.7 34.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

No grind on roasted barley going to recirc mash and add unil color looks good

.25 oz at 60
.25 at 45
.25 at 30
see where we are from there

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