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Big Star

168 calories 16.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: woolz1
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 25th 2019
1.051
1.012
5.1%
14.9
3.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
17 lb American - Pale 2-Row17 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 79.5%
4 lb Flaked Corn4 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 18.7%
6 oz German - Acidulated Malt6 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.8%
21.37 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil at 205 °F 60 min 8.07 33.3%
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Aroma at 205 °F 15 min 4 33.3%
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Whirlpool at 205 °F 0 min 2.85 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g BTB-Boil Other Boil 15 min.
1.50 g BTB-Mash Other Mash 1 hr.
4 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
194 g Conditioning Other Other 20 min.
5 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.29 g SMB-Mash Other Mash 1 hr.
0.35 g SMB-Sparge Other Sparge 10 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Other Boil 10 min.
13.60 g Yeast & Dextrose Other Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bavarian Lager 2206
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
46 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
54 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 735 B cells required
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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
8.5 gal 34 quarts @ 156 Infusion -- 146 °F 60 min
9.2 gal 36.8 quarts @ 175 Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 8.02 32.1  
Mash volume with grains 9.73 38.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.67 -10.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.77 g | 27.1 qt) 8.66 34.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.86 g | 47.5 qt) 13.75 55  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 10.29 41.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Going into fermentor 10.25 41  
Total: 16.67 66.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Big Star" American Light Lager beer recipe by woolz1. All Grain, ABV 5.1%, IBU 14.93, SRM 3.39, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Flaked Corn, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Domestic Hallertau) Other: (BTB-Boil, BTB-Mash, Calcium Chloride, Conditioning, Lactic acid, SMB-Mash, SMB-Sparge, Whirlfloc, Yeast & Dextrose)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-01-25 02:42 UTC