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Election Day

Method: BIAB
Style: German Leichtbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 112 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday November 4th 2020

Original Gravity:

1.034

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

3.1%

IBU (tinseth):

26.9

SRM (morey):

2.7

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

13.82

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
5.50 lb	Viking - Pilsner Malt5.5 lb Pilsner Malt	$ 1.20 / lb $ 6.59	37	1.9	88%
0.75 lb	Viking - Dextrine Malt0.75 lb Dextrine Malt	$ 1.30 / lb $ 0.97	33	1.8	12%
6.25 lbs / $ 7.57

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.90 oz	Artisan - Goldings0.9 oz Goldings Hops	$ 1.75 / oz $ 1.57	Pellet	5.7	Boil	60 min	23.35	37.5%
0.50 oz	Hallertau Tradition (Germany)	$ 1.99 / oz $ 1.00	Pellet	5	Boil	2 min	0.96	20.8%
1 oz	Artisan - Saaz (Czech)1 oz Saaz (Czech) Hops	$ 1.99 / oz $ 1.99	Pellet	3.5	Whirlpool	1 min	2.62	41.7%
2.40 oz / $ 4.56

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.90 oz	Artisan - Goldings (Pellet)	$ 1.75 / oz $ 1.57	23.35	37.5%
0.50 oz	Hallertau Tradition (Germany) (Pellet)	$ 1.99 / oz $ 0.99	0.96	20.8%
1 oz	Artisan - Saaz (Czech) (Pellet)	$ 1.99 / oz $ 1.99	2.62	41.7%
2.40 oz / $ 4.56

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6 gal		Strike	158 °F	158 °F	90 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 tsp	Wyeast - Beer Nutrient	$ 2.33 / oz $ 0.39	Water Agt	Boil	15 min.
1.50 tsp	Lactic acid	$ 1.25 / oz $ 0.31	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
$ 0.70

Yeast

Wyeast - German Ale 1007

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 1.00 / each $ 1.00
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	55 - 68 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	58 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 57 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 8.72 psi Temp: 33 °F CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Pilsen (Light Lager)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
41	8	22	27	41	151.8
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Notes

Mashing 75 to 90 minutes to get a slightly more-fermentable wort

Chill, then pitch your yeast and
Drop the temperature to about 57F. for five days.

Let the beer free-rise to anything up to 70F, and wait it out.

prone to "phantom fermentation," showing almost no krausen

Post-fermentation, cold crash to help clear
carbonating to 2.5 volumes of CO2.

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Last Updated: 2020-11-04 01:25 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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