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American Lager

243 calories 20.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 243 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday June 23rd 2017
1.074
1.012
8.2%
21.8
8.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 6.7%
9 lb American - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 60%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 13.3%
2 lb Flaked Rice2 lb Flaked Rice 40 0.5 13.3%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 6.7%
15 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Cascade0.75 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.8 Boil 60 min 18.92 60%
0.50 oz Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 5 min 2.88 40%
1.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
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:
45 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Fly Sparge -- 150 °F 60 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 5.63 22.5  
Mash volume with grains 6.83 27.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.88 -7.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.05 g | 12.2 qt) 3.5 14  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.55 g | 26.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 9.13 36.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Wyeast or German Lager s-23
Add rice hulls last 5 min of mash and stir in to break up mash and let water through so it doesn't stick
Might want to steep grain in mesh bag. Grain got "stuck" and I had tp pour out into mesh bag to get wort.

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  • Last Updated: 2017-06-24 19:22 UTC