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Light Beer 3.0 6 gallons

127 calories 11.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Light American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Calories: 127 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 4th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 100%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4 Boil 180 min 15.96 100%
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Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 78 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.38 13.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.1 16.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume 5 20  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.54 g | 30.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.46 g | 21.9 qt) 6 24  
Estimated amount in fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.38 33.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I made this beer with 10 IBU and it was great beer. I think it still needs a bit more bitterness to it so I increased the IBUs to 15.96 according to this program.

Also I do not boil for 3 hours. I boil for about 30-45 minutes. After boiling I Open the water faucet to the lowest consistent flow to allow the immersion chiller to cool over night.

I do this because I have a bunch of small kids so I have to break up my brew day into multiple sections which take 2 days. It takes a few hours to get below 200f. For this reason i calculate the ibus to the max bittering capacity.

Let me know if you have any questions.

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