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Mexican Lime Lager 2.0

145 calories 11.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 39 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 42 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 11.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 83.5% (brew house)
Source: Atlantucky
Calories: 145 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday February 2nd 2025
11.1 °P
1.7 °P
5.0%
21.9
3.9
5.6
47.26
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
35 lb Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter35 lb Finest Maris Otter 38 3 47.9%
20 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner20 lb Premium Pilsner $ 0.74 / lb
$ 14.80 		36.8 1.75 27.4%
16 lb flaked corn16 lb flaked corn 1.04 1 21.9%
2 lb Rice Hulls2 lb Rice Hulls $ 0.48 / lb
$ 0.96 		0 0 2.7%
73 lbs / $ 15.76
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Tettnang3 oz Tettnang Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 75 min 4.13 20%
2 oz BSG - Motueka2 oz Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Boil 75 min 7.7 13.3%
5 oz BSG - Motueka5 oz Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 6.68 33.3%
5 oz BSG - Motueka5 oz Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool 0 min 3.36 33.3%
15 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
9 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.50 oz Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
8 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
11 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
3 lb Lime Crystals Water Agt Secondary 5 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
150 Grams
Cost:
$ 0.21 / g
$ 31.50
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2458 B cells required
$ 31.50 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
ATLKY
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
23.7 gal Strike 160 °F 148 °F --
28 gal Sparge 170 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 41.81 gal (167.25 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 29.81 gal (119.25 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 29.57 gal (118.26 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 6.16 gal (24.64 qt) and adding 17.57 gal (70.26 qt) sparge/top-off. 23.73 94.9  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 23.73 94.9  
Mash volume with grains 29.57 118.3  
Grain absorption losses -9.13 -36.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 27.46 g | 109.9 qt) 27.65 110.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 41.81 g | 167.3 qt) 42 168  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.38 -1.5  
Post boil Volume 39.19 156.8  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.19 -0.8  
Going into fermentor 39 156  
Total: 51.38 205.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2-3 lbs lime crystal per bbl
rehydrate hot water in hot filtered water and add to beer...

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