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American Light

129 calories 14.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Anthony
Calories: 129 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday April 28th 2016
1.039
1.011
3.7%
9.4
2.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row6.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 86.7%
1 lb Flaked Corn1 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 13.3%
7.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Styrian Goldings0.5 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 30 min 9.38 50%
0.50 oz Styrian Goldings0.5 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 0 min 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Lager Yeast WLP840
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
47 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 277 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
1.1 qt Infusion -- 158 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.1 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.1 qt/lb 2.06 8.3  
Mash volume with grains 2.66 10.7  
Grain absorption losses -0.94 -3.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.66 g | 22.7 qt) 5.13 20.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.19 28.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Light" American Light Lager beer recipe by Anthony. All Grain, ABV 3.72%, IBU 9.38, SRM 2.75, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Flaked Corn) Hops: (Styrian Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2016-04-28 19:27 UTC