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Cara Palida Mexican Lager

151 calories 12.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 585 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 640 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 151 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday February 5th 2025
1.050
1.008
5.4%
13.8
2.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
100 kg Rahr - North Star Pils100 kg North Star Pils 36.3 1.7 80%
25 kg Flaked Corn25 kg Flaked Corn 40 0.5 20%
125 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1,000 g Saaz1000 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 30 min 12.17 66.7%
500 g Saaz500 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 1.58 33.3%
1,500 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2536 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
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 598.2 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 552.8 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 457.5 L 375
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 375
Mash volume with grains 457.5
Grain absorption losses -125
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 349.1 L) 390.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 598.2 L) 640
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -7.5
Post boil Volume 585
Going into fermentor 585
Total: 765.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Cara Palida Mexican Lager" International Pale Lager beer recipe by Aventura Brewing. All Grain, ABV 5.4%, IBU 13.75, SRM 2.88, Fermentables: (North Star Pils, Flaked Corn) Hops: (Saaz)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-02-05 01:52 UTC