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Pale Lager

178 calories 17.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Premium American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Bigwood Brewing
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday November 4th 2015
1.054
1.012
5.5%
38.9
7.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 87%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 8.7%
0.50 lb German - Carapils0.5 lb Carapils 35 1.3 4.3%
11.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 38.88 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Campden Water Agt Mash --
1 tsp Irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Lager Yeast WLP830
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
53 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Priming
Method: Force       CO2 Level: 3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Winchester, VA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
120 0 18 49 20 121
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Sacch rest Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Mash out Infusion -- 168 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.03 20.1  
Mash volume with grains 5.95 23.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.69 g | 14.8 qt) 4.66 18.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.69 38.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Beer was made for a club experiment where a base pale recipe was used and each brewer used a different yeast strain. Thus the reason the beer doesn't not fit any specific lager style.

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  • Last Updated: 2015-11-04 23:15 UTC