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56 Cornish Summer Lager

238 calories 19.7 g 0.5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 50 min
Batch Size: 52 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 56 liters
Post Boil Size: 53 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Source: Whitters
Calories: 238 calories (Per 0.5L)
Carbs: 19.7 g (Per 0.5L)
Created: Thursday January 16th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 kg Dingemans - Pilsen9 kg Pilsen 36.8 1.7 80.4%
0.50 kg Cane Sugar0.5 kg Cane Sugar 46 0 4.5%
0.50 kg Lactose (Milk Sugar)0.5 kg Lactose (Milk Sugar) 41 1 4.5%
1 kg German - Carapils1 kg Carapils 35 1.3 8.9%
0.20 kg Rice Hulls0.2 kg Rice Hulls 0 0 1.8%
11.20 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
18 g Mandarina Bavaria18 g Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 30 min 5.77 9.7%
17 g Charles Faram - Styrian Wolf17 g Styrian Wolf Hops Pellet 15.5 Boil 30 min 9.93 9.1%
36 g Mandarina Bavaria36 g Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 5 min 2.99 19.4%
36 g Charles Faram - Styrian Wolf36 g Styrian Wolf Hops Pellet 15.5 Boil 5 min 5.46 19.4%
79 g Saaz Lupomax79 g Saaz Lupomax Hops Pellet 5 Whirlpool at 80 °C 0 min 2.13 42.5%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
0.75 tsp Yeast Nutrient Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.75 tsp Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
12.29 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.33 g Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1 each Protofloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
AEB - Fermolager W
Amount:
750 Milliliters
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
87%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 15 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1170 B cells required
Lallemand - LalBrew Diamond Lager
Amount:
500 Milliliters
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 15 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1170 B cells required
AEB - Fermolager W
Amount:
750 Milliliters
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
87%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 15 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1170 B cells required
Lallemand - LalBrew Diamond Lager
Amount:
500 Milliliters
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 15 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1170 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Same as brew 55 which produced a really nice lager. Ca and Cl will be reduced by filter and sitting overnight. Using half the camped in this one.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
34 L Add grains and stir Infusion 18 °C 64 °C 7 min
Soak and stir Infusion 64 °C 66 °C 20 min
Mash Fly Sparge 66 °C 66 °C 55 min
Mash Out Fly Sparge 66 °C 77 °C 10 min
32 L Sparge Sparge 77 °C 77 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 57.68 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 12.28 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.4 L/kg 34.7
Mash volume with grains 41.4
Grain absorption losses -10.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 33.5 L) 31.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.6
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 57.7 L) 56
Boil off losses -4.8
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 52.4 L) 53
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.4
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 52.6 L) 52
Total: 66.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Summer lager. Hopefully allow to lager for a few months if I can leave it alone.

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