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House Light Lager

130 calories 11.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.028 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (ending kettle)
Calories: 130 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday December 13th 2016
1.040
1.007
4.3%
16.3
2.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb German - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 66.7%
1 lb German - Vienna1 lb Vienna 37 4 13.3%
1 lb Flaked Corn1 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 13.3%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 6.7%
7.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Magnum0.25 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12.2 Boil 60 min 12.82 20%
1 oz Hallertau Mittlefruh1 oz Hallertau Mittlefruh Hops Pellet 2.3 Boil 10 min 3.51 80%
1.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirl-floc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
PUR mineral filter and Austin tap.
Added 1/4 tsp gupsum per gallon in strike and sparge water.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15 qt Infusion -- 154 °F 120 min
8 qt mash-out Temperature -- 170 °F 15 min
8 qt Sparge -- 170 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 2.81 11.3  
Mash volume with grains 3.41 13.7  
Grain absorption losses -0.94 -3.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 6.13 24.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.8 g | 31.2 qt) 7.75 31  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.45 g | 21.8 qt) 5.5 22  
Estimated amount in fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.94 35.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed as a "steam" lager version with S-23.
Also want to try US-05 for more peach/fruit yeast profile and may try WLP860 Helles yeast slurry.
If more of the actual Lone Star flavor profile is desired, corn may be better adjunct to get the sweetness and hops might need to be Willamette for bitter or maybe smaller additions to slightly lower IBUs. As is, this hop profile is subtle but definitely present and the Saphir adds a little light fruit/citrus and the Hallertau Blanc adds a little dry white wine to the finish.
Have used Blackland Pale Moon 2-row for this recipe and it's extremely malty in flavor. Much richer flavor than American beers and more like European commercial lagers.
In a glass out of the keg or poured from the bottle it's pretty great. Drunk straight from the bottle, it loses its malt character.

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