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Craft Lager

146 calories 12.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Standard American Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15.33 gallons
Post Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: jb
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 146 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday December 1st 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13.40 lb Gambrinus - Pilsner Malt13.4 lb Pilsner Malt $ 1.64 / lb
$ 21.98 		37.3 1.5 75.1%
4.45 lb German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner4.45 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner $ 2.75 / lb
$ 12.24 		38 1.8 24.9%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops $ 28.00 / lb
$ 3.50 		Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 12.37 100%
2 oz / $ 3.50
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
$ 10.00 / each
$ 20.00
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
54 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 763 B cells required
$ 20.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.3 Volumes
 
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
-- 148 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.33 gal (57.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.33 gal (9.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.69 26.8  
Mash volume with grains 8.12 32.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.23 -8.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.11 g | 40.5 qt) 11.12 44.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.33 g | 57.3 qt) 15.33 61.3  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 12 g | 48 qt) 13 52  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 13 g | 52 qt) 12 48  
Total: 17.81 71.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Craft Lager" Standard American Lager beer recipe by jb. All Grain, ABV 5%, IBU 12.37, SRM 2.68, Fermentables: ( Pilsner Malt, Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner) Hops: (Saaz)
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