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Red X Lager

163 calories 13.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Amber Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Source: Tim Hayes
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday June 11th 2016
1.050
1.008
5.5%
20.5
9.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb German - Red X15 lb Red X 36 12 69.8%
6.50 lb Flaked Corn6.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 30.2%
21.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Herkules1 oz Herkules Hops Leaf/Whole 13 Boil 60 min 20.48 33.3%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Whirlpool at 170 °F 0 min 66.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
2 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 422 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Munich (Dark Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
82 20 4 2 16 320
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
4.33 gal Sparge -- 200 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.54 gal (54.15 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.54 gal (6.15 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.47 gal (49.88 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 10.28 gal (41.12 qt) and adding 0.47 gal (1.88 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.75 43  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 10.75 43  
Mash volume with grains 12.47 49.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.69 -10.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 7.19 28.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.54 g | 54.2 qt) 15 60  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 13.46 g | 53.9 qt) 12 48  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
Estimated amount in fermentor 11.93 47.7  
Total: 17.94 71.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This beer scored a 35 and advanced to mini BOS at the final round of the National Homebrew Competition in International Amber Lager.

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