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Honey Lager

175 calories 12.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.07 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Jennifer Moyes
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday April 18th 2019
1.054
1.006
6.3%
8.9
2.9
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb German - Pilsner6 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 66.7%
1 lb Flaked Corn1 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 11.1%
2 lb Honey2 lb Honey 42 2 22.2%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Mount Hood0.5 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 8.89 100%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 139 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
7.5 gal Steeping -- 148 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 7.99 g | 32 qt) 8.04 32.2  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.55 g | 34.2 qt) 8.6 34.4  
Grain absorption losses -0.88 -3.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.16 0.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.02 g | 28.1 qt) 7.07 28.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.04 32.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash the grains at 148°F (64°C) for 60 minutes. Ferment for 10 days at 55F. Raise to 65F for 36 hours (diacetyl rest), then lower back to 55. Once 55F is reached, keg and lager at 34F for 6 weeks.

From BIAB Calc:
TOTAL WATER: 7.07 GAL
Strike temp: 151F
Total mash volume: 7.63 GAL
Preboil Wort: 6.75 GAL
Postboil Wort: 5.75 GAL
Into fermenter: 5.50 GAL

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