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American Lager

120 calories 9.9 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Standard American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 50 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Gésus Padilha
No Chill: 40 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 120 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 9.9 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday September 1st 2015
1.040
1.006
4.5%
11.5
5.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
8,200 g Belgian - Pilsner8200 g Pilsner 37 2.77 88.6%
200 g German - Pilsner200 g Pilsner 38 2.77 2.2%
300 g Belgian - Wheat300 g Wheat 38 3.31 3.2%
300 g Belgian - Unmalted Wheat300 g Unmalted Wheat 36 3.84 3.2%
150 g Canadian - Munich Light150 g Munich Light 34 25.19 1.6%
100 g Invert Sugar100 g Invert Sugar 46 1.17 1.1%
9,250 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Saaz15 g Saaz Hops Pellet 2.74 Boil 60 min 2.46 20%
15 g Saaz15 g Saaz Hops Pellet 2.74 Boil 45 min 2.42 20%
15 g Saaz15 g Saaz Hops Pellet 2.74 Boil 30 min 2.35 20%
15 g Saaz15 g Saaz Hops Pellet 2.74 Boil 15 min 2.23 20%
15 g Saaz15 g Saaz Hops Pellet 2.74 Boil 1 min 2.02 20%
75 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.40 g whirlfloc Fining Boil 1 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
12 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 750 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
36 L Infusion -- 64.4 °C 75 min
36 L Infusion -- 76 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 56.08 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 10.68 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.5 L/kg 32
Mash volume with grains 38.1
Grain absorption losses -9.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 34 L) 28
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 56.1 L) 50
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume 50
Going into fermentor 50
Total: 60  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Lager" Standard American Lager beer recipe by Gésus Padilha. All Grain, ABV 4.51%, IBU 11.47, SRM 5.81, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Wheat, Unmalted Wheat, Munich Light, Invert Sugar) Hops: (Saaz) Other: (whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-09-05 02:27 UTC