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Americano

145 calories 15 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.65 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.04 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Bryan George
No Chill: 10 minute extended hop boil time
Hop Utilization: 88%
Calories: 145 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday April 26th 2025
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Fermentables
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - GR Tettnanger1.25 oz GR Tettnanger Hops Pellet 2.8 Boil 75 min 14.42 55.6%
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - GR Tettnanger1 oz GR Tettnanger Hops Pellet 2.8 Whirlpool 0 min 2.1 44.4%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Servomyces Other Boil 10 min.
2 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
CellarScience - Baja
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 57 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 73 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3 gal Protein Rest Strike 128 °F 120 °F 20 min
Beta Rest Steeping 142 °F 142 °F 30 min
Alpha Rest Steeping 158 °F 158 °F 30 min
4.9 gal Fly Sparge to Kettle Fly Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 3.5 14  
Mash volume with grains 4.14 16.6  
Grain absorption losses -1 -4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.71 g | 18.8 qt) 4.4 17.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.96 g | 27.8 qt) 6.65 26.6  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.04 20.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.9 31.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Americano" American Lager beer recipe by Bryan George. All Grain, ABV 4.33%, IBU 16.52, SRM 4.71, Fermentables: (Pale Ale Malt 2-Row, Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner Dk, Flaked Torrefied Maize) Hops: (GR Tettnanger) Other: (Servomyces, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Epsom Salt)
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