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Plain Jane

189 calories 20.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Pre-Prohibition Lager
Boil Time: 80 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Jay Thomas
Calories: 189 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday July 31st 2018
1.057
1.015
5.5%
62.0
4.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Pale 6-Row9 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 78.3%
0.50 lb German - CaraHell0.5 lb CaraHell 34 11 4.3%
2 lb Rice Syrup Solids2 lb Rice Syrup Solids 37 1 17.4%
11.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Cluster2 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 70 min 49.97 66.7%
1 oz Cluster1 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 15 min 12 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirlflock Fining Boil 10 min.
0.50 tbsp Wyeast - beer nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
0.50 tbsp qypsum Water Agt Boil 80 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L28 Urkel
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
52 - 58 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 512 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Bottle condition       Amount: 1 cup corn sugar      
 
Target Water Profile
userwaterprofile-5192
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
add 1.5 tsp gypsum to mash. Add .5 tsp gypsum to pre boil wort.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9.5 qt Dough in 9.5 quarts @ 143.2 degrees Infusion -- 131 °F 15 min
2.4 qt add 2.4 quarts boiling water Infusion -- 145 °F 30 min
1.6 qt add 1.6 quarts boiling water Infusion -- 152 °F 24 min
7.7 qt add 7.7 quarts boiling water Infusion -- 172 °F 15 min
15 qt batch sparge Temperature -- 172 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1 qt/lb 2.38 9.5  
Mash volume with grains 3.14 12.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.51 g | 26 qt) 6.4 25.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.17 0.7  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.61 g | 30.5 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2 -8  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.77 35.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Plain Jane" Pre-Prohibition Lager beer recipe by Jay Thomas. All Grain, ABV 5.53%, IBU 61.98, SRM 4.06, Fermentables: (Pale 6-Row, CaraHell, Rice Syrup Solids) Hops: (Cluster) Other: (whirlflock, beer nutrient, qypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2018-08-16 16:01 UTC