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Mexican Lager Dark

170 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Vienna Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.8 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Source: Zymurgy May 2017
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 3rd 2017
12.7 °P
3.4 °P
5.0%
33.0
15.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13.50 lb German - Vienna13.5 lb Vienna 37 4 55.7%
5 lb German - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 20.6%
2.50 lb Flaked Corn2.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 10.3%
2 lb American - Munich - Dark 20L2 lb Munich - Dark 20L 33 20 8.2%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 4.1%
4 oz German - Carafa II4 oz Carafa II 32 425 1%
24.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Tettnanger4 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 32.98 100%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 tsp calcium chloride Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 tsp gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 tsp calcium chloride Water Agt Secondary 0 min.
4 tsp gypsum Water Agt Secondary 0 min.
1 tsp irish moss Fining Boil 5 min.
1 tsp yeast nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Czech Pils 2278
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 58 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 794 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 148 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.65 gal (50.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.65 gal (2.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 7.58 30.3  
Mash volume with grains 9.52 38.1  
Grain absorption losses -3.03 -12.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.35 g | 33.4 qt) 8.7 34.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.65 g | 50.6 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16.28 65.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add .4 tsp each calc chloride and gypsum in mash water, then repeat for sparge water.

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