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Salt & Lime Mexican Lager

165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Premium American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday March 6th 2020
1.050
1.012
5.0%
20.1
5.1
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.56 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row8.56 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 36.8 3.5 81.1%
1.78 lb Flaked Corn1.78 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 16.9%
3.40 oz American - Munich - Light 10L3.4 oz Munich - Light 10L 33 10 2%
10.55 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 18.26 66.7%
0.50 oz Mount Hood0.5 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 5 min 1.82 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 oz Table Salt Flavor Boil 10 min.
2 oz Lime Zest Flavor Boil 0 min.
1 oz Lime Zest Flavor Secondary 7 days
 
Yeast
White Labs - Mexican Lager Yeast WLP940
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 387 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
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.94 gal Strike 158 °F 152 °F --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.63 g | 34.5 qt) 8.57 34.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.47 g | 37.9 qt) 9.41 37.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.32 -5.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.57 34.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Strike Water: 7.5 gallons @ 158 F
Mash Volume: 8.32 gallons | Mash @ 152 F for 60 min.
Preboil Wort: 7 gallons
Postboil Wort: 5.75 gallons
Into Fermenter: 5.5 gallons

Original recipe was to add 1 oz of lime zest for every gallon, but cutting back to .5 oz for every gallon. Will add more lime zest at end if needed.

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