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Munich Lager

135 calories 14.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Bohemian Pilsener
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Calories: 135 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday December 27th 2013
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4.1%
43.1
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.48 kg German - Pilsner0.48 kg Pilsner 38 1.6 9.3%
0.70 kg United Kingdom - Munich0.7 kg Munich 37 6 13.6%
0.23 kg German - Melanoidin0.225 kg Melanoidin 37 25 4.4%
0.23 kg German - Caramel Pils0.23 kg Caramel Pils 35 2.4 4.5%
0.50 kg Dry Malt Extract - Light0.5 kg Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 9.7%
3 kg United Kingdom - Lager3 kg Lager 38 1.4 58.4%
5.14 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Magnum25 g Magnum Hops Leaf/Whole 14.5 Boil 60 min 36.44 45.5%
15 g Saaz15 g Saaz Hops Plug 3.5 Boil 30 min 4.06 27.3%
15 g Saaz15 g Saaz Hops Plug 3.5 Boil 15 min 2.62 27.3%
55 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Tablet Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 15 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
15 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 96 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 66 °C 90 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 37.1 L) 32.2
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 40.2 L) 35.3
Grain absorption losses -4.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.3
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 31.9 L) 27
Boil off losses -6.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 25
Volume into fermentor 25
Total: 32.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

The DME is only in the recipe because my efficiency is a little bit low - you can leave this out.

The lager is really nice - you'd be impressed if you got it in a pub. But it is just a little bit too bitter, so I'd either use a lower AA hop for bittering or use a bit less of it.

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