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Big Fat American Pils

226 calories 23.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.1 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 226 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday February 4th 2020
1.068
1.017
6.7%
29.3
5.2
n/a
22.05
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Viking - Pilsner Malt9 lb Pilsner Malt $ 0.85 / lb
$ 7.65 		37 2 85.7%
1 lb Briess - Carapils Malt1 lb Carapils Malt $ 1.00 / lb
$ 1.00 		34.5 1.5 9.5%
0.50 lb American - Victory0.5 lb American - Victory $ 1.80 / lb
$ 0.90 		34 28 4.8%
10.50 lbs / $ 9.55
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops $ 3.00 / oz
$ 1.50 		Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 23.44 20%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 2.00 		Pellet 3.75 Boil 15 min 5.82 40%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 2.00 		Pellet 3.75 Boil 0 min 40%
2.50 oz / $ 5.50
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Pilsen Lager 2007
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 7.00 / each
$ 7.00
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 56 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 121 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 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
4.5 gal Strike 159 °F 150 °F 60 min
3 gal Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.7 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 73 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.7 qt/lb 0.64 2.6  
Mash volume with grains 0.76 3  
Grain absorption losses -0.19 -0.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.15 g | 24.6 qt) 5.15 20.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.75 3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 6.1 24.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 5.79 23.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Big Fat American Pils" American Lager beer recipe by TwoHeadsBrewing. All Grain, ABV 6.7%, IBU 29.25, SRM 5.15, Fermentables: (Pilsner Malt, Carapils Malt, American - Victory) Hops: (Magnum, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-06-09 21:36 UTC