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Winter Lager

181 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Traditional Bock
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
No Chill: 15 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday January 10th 2013
1.055
1.012
5.6%
22.2
15.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 lb German - Pilsner6.5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 65%
1.50 lb German - Dark Wheat1.5 lb Dark Wheat 39 6.5 15%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 10%
0.75 lb German - Munich Light0.75 lb Munich Light 37 6 7.5%
0.25 lb German - Carafa I0.25 lb Carafa I - (late boil kettle addition) 32 340 2.5%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 15.92 66.7%
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4 Boil 20 min 6.31 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Sweet Orange Peel Flavor Boil 0 min.
1 oz Cinnamon Stick Flavor Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Lager Yeast WLP840
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
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Priming
Method: Co2       Amount: 8 lbs      
 
Target Water Profile
Winchester, VA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
120 0 18 49 20 121
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.38 17.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.18 20.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.93 g | 19.7 qt) 4.63 18.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.81 g | 31.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9 36
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Not be best yeast choice. Next time use East Coast Lager. Needs more malt character. Nice cinnamon note.

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