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West Coast American Lager

185 calories 19.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Premium American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 13 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.097 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Source: David Lester
Calories: 185 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday July 26th 2015
1.056
1.014
5.6%
16.2
3.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
24.75 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row24.75 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 100%
24.75 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 g Cascade6 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 1.41 12.5%
20 g Magnum20 g Magnum Hops Pellet 17 Boil 60 min 11.45 41.7%
22 g Hallertau Hersbrucker22 g Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 3.33 45.8%
48 g / 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Lager 2035
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 58 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 340 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
33 qt Direct Fire Temperature -- 145 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.56 gal (58.25 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.56 gal (10.25 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 9.28 37.1  
Mash volume with grains 11.26 45  
Grain absorption losses -3.09 -12.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.63 g | 34.5 qt) 1.56 6.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.56 g | 58.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 13 52  
Going into fermentor 13 52  
Total: 10.84 43.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"West Coast American Lager" Premium American Lager beer recipe by David Lester. All Grain, ABV 5.6%, IBU 16.2, SRM 3.41, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row) Hops: (Cascade, Magnum, Hallertau Hersbrucker)
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