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Mexican Lager V2

164 calories 16.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.8 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday March 25th 2025
12.4 °P
3.0 °P
5.1%
23.1
3.2
5.4
107.16
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
110 lb Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT110 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT $ 0.71 / lb
$ 78.10 		36 1.75 83.3%
8 lb Great Western - Vienna8 lb Vienna $ 0.84 / lb
$ 6.72 		37 3 6.1%
10 lb Briess - Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes10 lb Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes $ 1.06 / lb
$ 10.60 		34.5 0.8 7.6%
4 lb Great Western - DextraPils4 lb DextraPils $ 0.83 / lb
$ 3.32 		34.5 1.5 3%
132 lbs / $ 98.74
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo)1 oz Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 1.22 / oz
$ 1.22 		Lupulin Pellet 24.5 Boil 60 min 6.27 7.7%
6 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)6 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 1.20 / oz
$ 7.20 		Lupulin Pellet 20.1 Boil at 212 °F 15 min 15.32 46.2%
6 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Willamette6 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 1.53 46.2%
13 oz / $ 8.42
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
70 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Mexican Lager Yeast WLP940
Amount:
1.07 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1245 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90.9 30 61 96.8 97.7 1.5
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
60.5 gal Strike 159 °F 151 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 77.99 gal (311.95 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 65.99 gal (263.95 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 76.56 gal (306.24 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 1.44 gal (5.76 qt) and adding 64.56 gal (258.24 qt) sparge/top-off. 66 264  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 66 264  
Mash volume with grains 76.56 306.2  
Grain absorption losses -16.5 -66  
Remaining sparge water volume 30.75 123  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 77.99 g | 312 qt) 80 320  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.49 -2  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 78.01 g | 312.1 qt) 76 304  
Estimated amount in fermentor 76 304  
Total: 96.75 387
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

3 scoops of rice hulls per tube

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