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Smiling Sky Pale Lager

185 calories 19.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Helles Bock
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Stuart Lay
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 185 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 6th 2020
1.056
1.014
5.5%
31.7
5.1
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
21 lb German - Pilsner21 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 80.2%
43.50 oz American - Vienna43.5 oz Vienna - (late boil kettle addition) 35 4 10.4%
31.60 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 10L31.6 oz Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 7.5%
8 oz German - Acidulated Malt8 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.9%
419.10 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Perle2 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.9 Boil 60 min 29.8 50%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.8 Boil 5 min 0.93 25%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.8 Whirlpool 0 min 0.95 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
6 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - German Ale 1007
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
55 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 431 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Salts from Zymurgy piece on brewing water for Kolsch. 1g gypsum/5 gallons, 2g epsom salt/5 gallons, 1.25g table sale/5 gallons. Added 1g CaCl to increase calcium concentration.

8/4/2021: 6g Gypsum/6g CaCl/5g Epsom salts: Yields Ca >50 and 2/1 SO4/Cl
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
61 qt Infusion 65 °F 143 °F 30 min
Fly Sparge 175 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.9 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.65 gal (50.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.65 gal (2.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 21.09 gal (84.34 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.9 gal (39.62 qt) and adding 9.09 gal (36.34 qt) sparge/top-off. 18.99 76  
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (2.9 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (17.52 g). Reduce mash thickness to 2.67 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 15.47 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.9 qt/lb 18.99 76  
Mash volume with grains 21.09 84.3  
Grain absorption losses -3.27 -13.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.65 g | 50.6 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11.04 g | 44.2 qt) 12.8 51.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12.76 g | 51.1 qt) 11 44  
Total: 17.52 70.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Smiling Sky Pale Lager" Helles Bock beer recipe by Stuart Lay. All Grain, ABV 5.52%, IBU 31.69, SRM 5.1, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna, Caramel / Crystal 10L, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Perle, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Gypsum, Epsom Salt, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate))
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