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Mexican Lager

160 calories 13.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: HighVoltageMan!
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday October 22nd 2017
1.049
1.008
5.4%
15.5
2.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb American - Pilsner7.5 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 85.7%
1 lb Flaked Rice1 lb Flaked Rice 40 0.5 11.4%
0.25 lb Rice Hulls0.25 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 2.9%
8.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.7 Boil 90 min 15.51 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Mexican Lager Yeast WLP940
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
46 °F
Pitch Rate:
2.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 506 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
All R/O
3.5 grams of calcium sulfate
2 grams of calcium chloride
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
RIMS Infusion -- 148 °F 60 min
step Infusion -- 158 °F 15 min
mash out Infusion -- 168 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.28 13.1  
Mash volume with grains 3.98 15.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.09 -4.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.1 g | 20.4 qt) 5.56 22.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
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: 8.84 35.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I found this yeast to be horrible. I will not be using it again. WLP840 is way better. Beer was rough and was just off.

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