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Mexican Skunk

161 calories 16.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Light American Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 14 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 16 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: Roger
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 4th 2015
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 32.3%
10 lb American - Pilsner10 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 32.3%
6 lb American - Vienna6 lb Vienna 35 4 19.4%
5 lb Flaked Corn5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 16.1%
31 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.54 oz Saaz2.54 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 12.84 66.7%
1.27 oz Cascade1.27 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 4.65 33.3%
3.81 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.54 oz Irish moss Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Mexican Lager Yeast WLP940
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
57 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10.2 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
7.6 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 16.39 gal (65.57 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 4.39 gal (17.57 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.17 gal (48.67 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.52 gal (38.08 qt) and adding 0.17 gal (0.67 qt) sparge/top-off. 9.69 38.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 9.69 38.8  
Mash volume with grains 12.17 48.7  
Grain absorption losses -3.88 -15.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.83 g | 43.3 qt) 10.44 41.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 16.39 g | 65.6 qt) 16 64  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.14 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 14 56  
Going into fermentor 14 56  
Total: 20.13 80.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Ferment at 57 F for 8 days

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