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The Light Lager

114 calories 10.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Basshook Brewery
Calories: 114 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 10.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday November 26th 2018
1.035
1.007
3.7%
9.4
2.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb American - Pale 2-Row4 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 50%
3 lb American - Pilsner3 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 37.5%
1 lb Flaked Rice1 lb Flaked Rice 40 0.5 12.5%
8 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 20 min 9.4 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Lager Yeast WLP840
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
53 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 64 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Infusion -- 142 °F 10 min
Infusion -- 148 °F 40 min
Infusion -- 152 °F 10 min
2.5 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.8 qt/lb 3.6 14.4  
Mash volume with grains 4.24 17  
Grain absorption losses -1 -4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.69 g | 18.8 qt) 4.15 16.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.75 31
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"The Light Lager" American Light Lager beer recipe by Basshook Brewery. All Grain, ABV 3.7%, IBU 9.4, SRM 2.71, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Pilsner, Flaked Rice) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2018-11-26 02:20 UTC