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American Light (Brewers Best)

131 calories 12.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 55 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Brewers Best
Calories: 131 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 7th 2016
1.040
1.009
4.0%
14.2
2.3
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.30 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Pilsen3.3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Pilsen 35 2 62.3%
1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen 42 2 18.9%
8 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose8 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose 46 0.5 9.4%
8 oz Rice Syrup Solids8 oz Rice Syrup Solids 37 1 9.4%
5.30 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Brewer's Gold0.5 oz Brewer's Gold Hops Pellet 9 Boil 0 min 50%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 45 min 14.21 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
57 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 66 B cells required
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 5.98 g | 23.9 qt) 5.56 22.3  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.44 1.7  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.41 g | 25.7 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.38 -5.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 5.56 22.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Did with a full boil starting with 6 gal, ended up about .25 to .5 gal low topped off with filtered water.

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  • Last Updated: 2016-05-07 13:51 UTC