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light american lager

155 calories 15.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday May 11th 2017
1.047
1.011
4.8%
10.7
2.9
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 6-Row8 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 40%
4 lb Flaked Corn4 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 20%
8 lb German - Pilsner8 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 40%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 8.94 50%
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 5 min 1.78 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Danish Lager 2042
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
46 - 56 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 729 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 148 °F 90 min
Sparge -- 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.58 gal (50.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.57 gal (2.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.5 30  
Mash volume with grains 9.1 36.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.83 g | 31.3 qt) 7.75 31  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.58 g | 50.3 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 15.25 61
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

fermentation
3 weeks at 48
2 weeks at 33

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