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Who you Calling a Cracker?

Created: Wednesday March 29th 2017
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165 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: GrahamSlam Brewing
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
1.050
1.013
4.9%
38.2
3.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb Belgian - Pilsner20 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 100%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Saaz4 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 25.64 50%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 20 min 7.76 25%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Whirlpool 15 min 4.77 25%
8 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 each Whirfloc Tablet Fining Boil 15 min.
2 oz Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L09 Que Bueno
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
47 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 774 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal Infusion -- 122 °F 15 min
Decoction -- 146 °F 30 min
Decoction -- 156 °F 30 min
1.5 gal mash out Sparge -- 190 °F --
4.25 gal Sparge -- 170 °F --
4.25 gal Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.15 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.8 gal (51.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.8 gal (3.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.15 qt/lb 5.75 23  
Mash volume with grains 7.35 29.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.8 g | 39.2 qt) 9.75 39  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.8 g | 51.2 qt) 12.75 51  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume 11.08 44.3  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 15.5 62
Equipment Profile Used: System Default

Batch Performance
Efficiency:
Conversion: 97.1%
Pre-Boil: 86% 31.9 ppg
Ending Kettle: 85% 31.6 ppg
Brew House: 82% 30.3 ppg
Wort Volume:
11 Gallons
  • Expected 11 Gallons of fermentable wort.
  • Expected OG: 1.050
  • Actual OG: 1.055
Alcohol and Attenuation:
ABV: 5.64%
  • Apparent Attenuation: 78.2%
  • Actual FG: 1.012
  • Calories per 12oz 165 calories
  • Carbohydrates per 12oz 17.5 g
Amount Packaged:
Pending - N/A
Requires Packaged log entry with a volume reading.
Latest Brew Log
Date Days Event Gravity Volume pH Temp Updated Comment
4/2/2017 7:21 PM
over 8 years ago 		+0 Mash Complete 1.049 13.5 Gallons 2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
4/2/2017 7:21 PM
over 8 years ago 		+0 Pre-Boil Gravity 1.049 13 Gallons 2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
4/2/2017 9:24 PM
over 8 years ago 		+0 Boil Complete 1.055 11.5 Gallons 2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
4/2/2017 9:24 PM
over 8 years ago 		+0 Brew Day Complete 1.055 11 Gallons 2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
4/26/2017 4:47 PM
over 8 years ago 		+24 Racked 1.012 10 Gallons 2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
7/14/2017 5:24 PM
over 7 years ago 		+103 Fermentation Complete 1.012   2/20/2021 3:43 AM
over 4 years ago
"Who you Calling a Cracker?" German Pilsner (Pils) beer recipe by GrahamSlam Brewing. All Grain, ABV 4.94%, IBU 38.16, SRM 3.1, Fermentables: (Pilsner) Hops: (Saaz) Other: (Whirfloc Tablet, Yeast Nutrient)
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