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Clarity Lager

147 calories 12.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Light American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 465 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 542.56 gallons
Post Boil Size: 501.1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.4 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 11.2 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: T$$
No Chill: 45 minute extended hop boil time
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 147 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday March 31st 2025
11.2 °P
2.0 °P
4.9%
26.1
2.5
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
415 lb Rahr - North Star Pils415 lb North Star Pils 36.3 1.7 54.2%
250 lb Crisp Malting - Flaked Torrefied Rice250 lb Flaked Torrefied Rice 37 0.5 32.7%
100 lb Riverbend Malt - Great Chit100 lb Great Chit 36.8 1.7 13.1%
765 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
200 g flex200 g flex Hops Extract 64.4 Boil 60 min 19.11 5.2%
2 lb Tettnanger2 lb Tettnanger Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 10 min 3.34 23.7%
6 lb Lemondrop6 lb Lemondrop Hops Pellet 4.7 Whirlpool 0 min 3.63 71.1%
8.44 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
200 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
60 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
250 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
158.39 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 29657 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
light lager
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
35 3 30 40 50 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 471.56 gal (1886.26 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 459.56 gal (1838.26 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 300.26 gal (1201.05 qt) 239.06 956.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 239.06 956.3  
Mash volume with grains 300.26 1201.1  
Grain absorption losses -95.63 -382.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 328.38 g | 1313.5 qt) 399.37 1597.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 471.56 g | 1886.3 qt) 542.56 2170.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.46 -5.9  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 468.6 g | 1874.4 qt) 501.1 2004.4  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -3.6 -14.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 497.5 g | 1990 qt) 465 1860  
Total: 638.44 2553.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Clarity Lager" Light American Lager beer recipe by T$$. All Grain, ABV 4.92%, IBU 26.09, SRM 2.52, Fermentables: (North Star Pils, Flaked Torrefied Rice, Great Chit) Hops: (flex, Tettnanger, Lemondrop) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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