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Light lager

120 calories 10.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Calories: 120 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 10.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday February 12th 2025
1.037
1.007
4.0%
9.1
1.9
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Weyermann - Pilsner9 lb Pilsner 36 1.5 60%
5 lb Flaked Corn5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 33.3%
1 lb Prairie Malt - Two-Row Pale1 lb Two-Row Pale 39.1 2 6.7%
15 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil 60 min 7.66 80%
0.25 oz Tettnanger0.25 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil 30 min 1.47 20%
1.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.89 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Lager 2035
Amount:
1.04 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
82%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 153 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Home
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
4 1 8 2 1 16
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.55 gal (54.19 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.55 gal (6.19 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.63 22.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.33 g | 25.3 qt) 6.83 27.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.88 -7.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.05 g | 40.2 qt) 12 48  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.55 g | 54.2 qt) 15.5 62  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Top off amount 0.5 2  
Going into fermentor 12.5 50  
Total: 17.63 70.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Light lager" American Light Lager beer recipe by Jmager76. All Grain, ABV 3.98%, IBU 9.13, SRM 1.92, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Flaked Corn, Two-Row Pale) Hops: (Tettnanger) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Phosphoric acid)
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