MJ's Mexican Lager - Beer Recipe - Brewer's Friend

Brewer's Friend

Print

MJ's Mexican Lager

200 calories 20.6 g 12 oz
brewer logo
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 120 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 122.03 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 14.6 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 14.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 200 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday March 17th 2025
14.9 °P
3.8 °P
6.0%
15.8
5.8
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
220 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale220 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 80%
55 lb Crisp Malting - Flaked Torrefied Maize55 lb Flaked Torrefied Maize 36.8 0.66 20%
275 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 oz Hollingberry Zeus6 oz Hollingberry Zeus Hops Pellet 14.7 Boil 60 min 12.82 42.9%
8 oz Motueka8 oz Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 2.95 57.1%
14 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
200 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Mexican Lager Yeast WLP940
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2365 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Unmapped HLT April 2022
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
92.81 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.35 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 122.03 gal (488.1 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 110.03 gal (440.1 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 114.81 gal (459.25 qt) 92.81 371.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.35 qt/lb 92.81 371.3  
Mash volume with grains 114.81 459.3  
Grain absorption losses -34.38 -137.5  
Remaining sparge water volume 63.84 255.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 122.03 488.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.53 -2.1  
Post boil Volume 120 480  
Going into fermentor 120 480  
Total: 156.66 626.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"MJ's Mexican Lager" International Pale Lager beer recipe by Unmapped75. All Grain, ABV 5.99%, IBU 15.77, SRM 5.77, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Flaked Torrefied Maize) Hops: (Hollingberry Zeus, Motueka) Other: (Lactic acid)
Last Updated and Sharing
 
40
Views
0
Brews
Recipe QR Code
  • Public: Yup, Shared
  • Last Updated: 2025-03-26 16:28 UTC