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Fat Cat Kellerbier

184 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: German Helles Exportbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Source: Thyself
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday September 5th 2018
1.056
1.012
5.8%
28.6
6.4
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb German - Pilsner9 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 75.8%
1.50 lb German - Munich Light1.5 lb Munich Light 37 6 12.6%
8 oz German - CaraHell8 oz CaraHell 34 11 4.2%
8 oz German - Munich Dark8 oz Munich Dark 37 15.5 4.2%
4 oz American - Victory4 oz Victory 34 28 2.1%
2 oz German - Acidulated Malt2 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.1%
190 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 First Wort 0 min 7.09 2.5%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 30 min 10.89 5%
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 10 min 2.57 2.5%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 5 min 2.83 5%
17 oz Chinook17 oz Chinook Hops Fresh 13 Whirlpool at 190 °F 15 min 5.21 85%
20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Campden tablet Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Munich Lager 2308
Amount:
500 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
77%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 56 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 485 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Temperature -- 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 9.15 g | 36.6 qt) 8.48 33.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 10.1 g | 40.4 qt) 9.43 37.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.48 -5.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.41 g | 29.7 qt) 6.75 27  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.8 23.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.64 -2.6  
Top off amount 0.14 0.6  
Volume into fermentor 5.3 21.2  
Total: 8.48 33.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Racked 5.4 gal into two 3 gal fermentors, chilling further from the groundwater temp of like 75F to about 46-48F hopefully, then pitching ~450B cells of Munich lager.



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