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American Lager

120 calories 10.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Mitchel
Calories: 120 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 10.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 19th 2017
1.037
1.007
3.9%
10.5
2.5
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb American - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 69%
1 lb American - Pale 6-Row1 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 13.8%
0.50 lb Flaked Corn0.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 6.9%
0.50 lb Flaked Rice0.5 lb Flaked Rice 40 0.5 6.9%
0.25 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.25 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.4%
7.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 7.16 50%
0.50 oz Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 3.38 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Gelatine Fining Kegging 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Lager Yeast WLP840
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 289 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Keg       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Yuba City, CA PUD water
3 gr gypsum
4 gr calcium chloride
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
5 gal Sparge -- 120 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 2.9 11.6  
Mash volume with grains 3.48 13.9  
Grain absorption losses -0.91 -3.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.29 g | 21.2 qt) 5.01 20  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 6.75 27  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.91 31.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Day 0: Vitality starter 1,000 ml wort with WLP840 for 4 hours, then pitch and ferment at 66F
Day 10: Mix and add 170F water plus unflavored gelatine to keg. Rack clean beer into oxygen-purged keg, then set PSI to 25.
Day 11: Reduce pressure to 10 PSI, then dump a pint of yeasty beer.
Day 18: Sacrifice first pint, then enjoy.

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