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Home Alone Lager

165 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Amber Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Christopher Brown
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 18th 2019
1.050
1.013
4.9%
18.7
7.7
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb German - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 46.3%
5 lb American - Vienna5 lb Vienna 35 4 46.3%
0.80 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.8 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 7.4%
10.80 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.80 oz Cascade0.8 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.3 Boil 60 min 18.67 41.9%
0.34 oz Amarillo0.34 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 0 min 17.8%
0.31 oz Cascade0.31 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.4 Boil 0 min 16.2%
0.46 oz Saaz0.46 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.9 Boil 0 min 24.1%
1.91 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.80 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.41 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L28 Urkel
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
52 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Charleston, WV
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 90 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.75 gal Strike -- 151 °F 60 min
3.15 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.05 16.2  
Mash volume with grains 4.91 19.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.35 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.62 g | 18.5 qt) 4.05 16.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.07 g | 28.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.1 32.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Home Alone Lager" International Amber Lager beer recipe by Christopher Brown. All Grain, ABV 4.9%, IBU 18.67, SRM 7.69, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna, Caramel / Crystal 40L) Hops: (Cascade, Amarillo, Saaz) Other: (Whirlfloc, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Lactic acid)
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