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Memorial Day Lager

184 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Brew Free or Die
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday January 6th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - Pilsner7 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 58.1%
4.80 lb Rice4.8 lb Rice 35.5 1 39.8%
4 oz Dingemans - Biscuit4 oz Biscuit 34.5 22 2.1%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.40 oz Elani0.4 oz Elani Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 13.69 44.4%
0.50 oz Elani0.5 oz Elani Hops Pellet 10 Whirlpool 10 min 3.4 55.6%
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Yeast
Lallemand - LalBrew Diamond Lager
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 59 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 101 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
4 gal Strike 152 °F 155 °F 60 min
2 gal Batch Sparge 150 °F 150 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 155 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.52 18.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 5.46 g | 21.9 qt) 5.48 21.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.51 -6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.25 g | 17 qt) 3.24 13  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.02 g | 28.1 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.02 -0.1  
Top off amount 0.02 0.1  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.76 31
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Memorial Day Lager" American Light Lager beer recipe by Brew Free or Die. All Grain, ABV 5.75%, IBU 17.09, SRM 3.97, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Rice, Biscuit) Hops: (Elani)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-01-08 17:59 UTC