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Christmas Lager

148 calories 11.9 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Trialben
Calories: 148 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 11.9 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday December 22nd 2018
1.049
1.007
5.5%
21.7
11.1
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.70 kg New Zealand - Pilsner Malt3.7 kg Pilsner Malt 37.3 1.93 88.1%
0.50 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 80L0.5 kg Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 11.9%
4.20 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 g Magnum5 g Magnum Hops Pellet 13.2 First Wort 0 min 9.63 20%
20 g Wakatu20 g Wakatu Hops Pellet 7.5 Boil 20 min 12.04 80%
25 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Whirlflock Fining Boil 5 min.
3 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 89 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
66.5 5 43.2 111.7 83.8 18.4
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
24 L Infusion -- 65 °C 60 min
Temperature -- 70 °C 10 min
5 L Sparge -- 75 °C 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 31.9 L) 31.1
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 34.7 L) 33.9
Grain absorption losses -4.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 26.8 L) 26
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume 21
Volume into fermentor 21
Total: 31.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Using home made roasted crystal maltsnin this brew. Lovibond is just an approximation.
Brewing this to try and replicate an old swartzbier recipie I did.
Table salt addition is just water experiment.

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