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Amber Lager

172 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kellerbier: Amber Kellerbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 8 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Source: Chad Bahr
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday October 24th 2017
1.052
1.013
5.1%
25.0
15.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb German - Pilsner7 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 50%
6 lb German - CaraMunich II6 lb CaraMunich II 34 46 42.9%
1 lb German - Vienna1 lb Vienna 37 4 7.1%
14 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Hallertau Tradition3 oz Hallertau Tradition Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 60 min 25.04 100%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
0.50 tsp yeast nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Southern German Lager Yeast WLP838
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
48 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Priming
Method: Forced       Amount: 10psi       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal 165 degree strike water Temperature -- 148 °F 60 min
2.5 gal Mash Out -- -- 164 °F 10 min
3 gal 170 Sparge -- 170 °F 5 min
3 gal 170 Sparge -- 170 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 4.66 18.6  
Mash volume with grains 5.78 23.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.75 -7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.96 g | 27.8 qt) 7.85 31.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 9.61 g | 38.5 qt) 10.5 42  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 8 32  
Going into fermentor 8 32  
Total: 12.5 50
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Amber Lager" Kellerbier: Amber Kellerbier beer recipe by Chad Bahr. All Grain, ABV 5.07%, IBU 25.04, SRM 15.68, Fermentables: (Pilsner, CaraMunich II, Vienna) Hops: (Hallertau Tradition) Other: (whirlfloc, yeast nutrient)
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