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Armchair Quarterback

118 calories 12.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Light American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 32 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 35.96 gallons
Post Boil Size: 34.36 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 118 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 22nd 2025
1.036
1.009
3.7%
12.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
42 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row42 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 91.3%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 4.3%
2 lb Avangard - Light Munich2 lb Light Munich 37 8 4.3%
46 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Artisan - Columbus (CTZ)1 oz Columbus (CTZ) Hops Pellet 14.9 Boil 60 min 9.84 18.2%
1.50 oz Artisan - Willamette1.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 0.99 27.3%
3 oz Artisan - Willamette3 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5 Whirlpool 0 min 1.76 54.5%
5.50 oz / $ 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
20.62 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 60 min
25 gal Sparge 168 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 33.71 gal (134.83 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 21.71 gal (86.83 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 23.81 gal (95.22 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.32 gal (33.28 qt) and adding 11.81 gal (47.22 qt) sparge/top-off. 20.13 80.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 20.13 80.5  
Mash volume with grains 23.81 95.2  
Grain absorption losses -5.75 -23  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19.58 g | 78.3 qt) 21.84 87.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 33.71 g | 134.8 qt) 35.96 143.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 32.11 g | 128.5 qt) 34.36 137.4  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.11 -0.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 34.25 g | 137 qt) 32 128  
Total: 41.96 167.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Armchair Quarterback" Light American Lager beer recipe by Brewer #416308. All Grain, ABV 3.65%, IBU 12.58, SRM 3.04, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Flaked Corn, Light Munich) Hops: (Columbus (CTZ), Willamette)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-03-22 20:40 UTC