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Schwarz

181 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Dark Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 16.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 23.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Shawn Stevens
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 11th 2025
1.055
1.013
5.5%
28.0
33.1
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
22 lb DE - Pilsen (BestMälz)22 lb DE - Pilsen (BestMälz) 36 1.52 68.8%
5 lb Bestmalz - DE - Munich (BestMälz)5 lb DE - Munich (BestMälz) 35 7.61 15.6%
2 lb Weyermann - Midnight Wheat Malt2 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 6.3%
2 lb Weyermann - DE - Caramunich III (Weyermann)2 lb DE - Caramunich III (Weyermann) 36.8 71 6.3%
1 lb Thomas Fawcett - US - Pale Chocolate (Thomas Fawcett)1 lb US - Pale Chocolate (Thomas Fawcett) 30 200 3.1%
32 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.66 oz Cryo - Columbus0.66 oz Cryo - Columbus Hops Pellet 25 First Wort 90 min 24.75 24.8%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.6 Boil 15 min 3.29 75.2%
2.66 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.10 qt Whirlfloc Tablet Fining Boil 15 min.
Priming
Amount: Keg with 12.27 PSI       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Home
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
34 11 6 11 25 106
Average Chicago Water
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
40 qt Mash In Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 18.85 gal (75.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 6.85 gal (27.4 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 16.56 gal (66.24 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.44 gal (37.76 qt) and adding 4.56 gal (18.24 qt) sparge/top-off. 14 56  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 14 56  
Mash volume with grains 16.56 66.2  
Grain absorption losses -4 -16  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.1 g | 36.4 qt) 13.75 55  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 18.85 g | 75.4 qt) 23.5 94  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 16.5 66  
Going into fermentor 16.5 66  
Total: 27.75 111
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Schwartz Field

Water Adjustment:
12.0 Gal Mash Water (12.0gal/32.00lbs grain = 1.25 qt/lb) = 9”
2.4gr Gypsum; 2.4gr Calcium Chloride; 1.8ml PHOS 75% acid

17.50 Gal Sparge Water = 13-1/8”
3.5gr Gypsum; 3.5gr Calcium Chloride; 8.6ml PHOS 75% acid

SO4/Cl Ratio: 1.4:1 (balanced)
5.47 pH estimate
 Water Adjustment ***

Day of notes:

__ deg ambient temp

 deg water temp

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strike temp calc of 163ish deg - 152 target result - __

60 min mash - 90 min boil

Pre Boil : 23.45 gal 17.6 in 10 brix 1.039 SG

result gal in __ brix __ SG

Post Boil: 18.2 gal 13.65 in 13.2 brix 1.052 SG

result __ gal in __ brix __ SG


__ min to cool from 212deg to _ deg (use chiller if possible)

pitched at 54 - solid activity __ hours later

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