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Dec 6 Lager

133 calories 10.8 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: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Me!
Calories: 133 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 10.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday December 5th 2017
1.041
1.006
4.6%
19.2
2.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb German - Pilsner8.5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 100%
8.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz saaz1 oz saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Boil 60 min 13.14 33.3%
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Leaf/Whole 4 Boil 10 min 5.45 33.3%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Aroma 1 min 0.57 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 213 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
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Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
2 1 3 3 0 12
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.5 qt protein rest, strike water @ 138 F Temperature -- 125 °F 20 min
4 qt add 4 qt boiling water Temperature -- 150 °F 20 min
2 qt add 2 qt boiling water Temperature -- 158 °F 20 min
Fly Sparge -- 168 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1 qt/lb 2.13 8.5  
Mash volume with grains 2.81 11.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.06 -4.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.3 g | 25.2 qt) 6.69 26.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.11 g | 28.5 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.81 35.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Used 2 packs of the Saflager yeast. Starter? Started off in the house then into root cellar at 50-55 F.
FG after 2 weeks was ~ 1.008.
Racked to secondary... lagered for a while in the root cellar during January/Feb.
Finally got on tap ... Great for a first try at lagering!

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