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Winter's Lager

205 calories 20.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.38 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Arthur Forwood
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 205 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 15th 2024
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row9 lb Standard 2-Row $ 1.09 / lb
$ 9.81 		36.8 1.8 75.8%
1 lb Belgian - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit $ 2.85 / lb
$ 2.85 		35 23 8.4%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Carahell0.5 lb Carahell $ 2.80 / lb
$ 1.40 		34 10 4.2%
0.50 lb German - CaraMunich II0.5 lb CaraMunich II $ 2.80 / lb
$ 1.40 		34 46 4.2%
0.50 lb German - CaraMunich III0.5 lb CaraMunich III $ 2.80 / lb
$ 1.40 		34 57 4.2%
0.25 lb Crisp Malting - Pale Chocolate0.25 lb Pale Chocolate $ 2.35 / lb
$ 0.59 		32.7 220 2.1%
0.13 lb Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt0.125 lb Chocolate Malt $ 2.80 / lb
$ 0.35 		32.66 450 1.1%
11.87 lbs / $ 17.80
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 8.8 Boil 30 min 22.35 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 tsp Cinnamon Spice Mash 0 min.
0.50 tsp Cloves Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Vanilla Bean Spice Mash 0 min.
0.25 tsp Ginger Spice Mash 0 min.
3 oz Bourbon Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bohemian Lager 2124
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 10.95 / each
$ 10.95
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 58 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 475 B cells required
$ 10.95 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.27 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Düsseldorf (Altbier)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
73.8 9 20 80 60.3 1.9
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.5 gal Strike 148 °F 145 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.2 20.8  
Mash volume with grains 6.15 24.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.48 -5.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.83 g | 11.3 qt) 2.92 11.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.29 g | 25.2 qt) 6.38 25.5  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.11 32.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Spices are all soaked in bourbon to make a tincture on brew day and then added at kegging.
Fermented under 1 bar of pressure at 72F.

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