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American Lager

145 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 145 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday November 11th 2018
1.044
1.012
4.3%
23.0
3.2
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb American - Pilsner16 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 88.9%
2 lb American - Vienna2 lb Vienna 35 4 11.1%
18 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Cluster2 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 22.97 100%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
13.61 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.74 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Bock Lager Yeast WLP833
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
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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
Temperature -- 153 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.58 gal (54.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.58 gal (6.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.75 27  
Mash volume with grains 8.19 32.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.25 -9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.33 g | 37.3 qt) 9.75 39  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.58 g | 54.3 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 16.5 66
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Lager" American Light Lager beer recipe by JustinAVL. All Grain, ABV 4.27%, IBU 22.97, SRM 3.22, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna) Hops: (Cluster) Other: (Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2018-11-12 13:13 UTC