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Dark Tea Lager

159 calories 15.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Schwarzbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 42 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 48.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Yeasty Boys Brewing & Greg Antoniw
Calories: 159 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday September 7th 2017
1.052
1.012
5.3%
24.1
25.4
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.70 kg German - Pilsner6.7 kg Pilsner 38 1.6 66.7%
0.40 kg United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate0.4 kg Pale Chocolate 33 207 4%
2.30 kg German - Munich Dark2.3 kg Munich Dark 37 15.5 22.9%
0.25 kg German - CaraMunich III0.25 kg CaraMunich III 34 57 2.5%
0.40 kg United Kingdom - Chocolate0.4 kg Chocolate 34 425 4%
10.05 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker3 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 21.47 75%
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 10 min 2.59 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 0 min.
20 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Boil 60 hr.
1 tbsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
100 g Assam Tea Herb Boil 4 min.
250 g Assam Tea Herb Secondary 7 days
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bohemian Lager 2124
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
9 - 14 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
11 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 810 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Force       Amount: 12 PSI       CO2 Level: 2.6 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Munich (Dark Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
82 20 4 2 16 320
MASH:
25 mL Phosphoric Acid (75%)
2g Gypsum
0.5g CaCl
22g Chalk
3g Baking Soda

BOIL:
2g Gypsum
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 64 °C 30 min
Infusion -- 69 °C 30 min
Cast Temperature -- 72 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.8 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 48.27 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 2.87 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.8 L/kg 28.1
Mash volume with grains 34.8
Grain absorption losses -10.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 31.1 L) 31.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 48.3 L) 48.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume 42
Going into fermentor 42
Total: 59.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Gold Medal in Experimental Category in the Edmonton Homebrewers Guild Aurora Competition 2018.



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  • Last Updated: 2018-06-21 15:07 UTC