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MJ's Mexican Lager

200 calories 20.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 120 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 122.03 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 14.6 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 14.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 200 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday March 17th 2025
14.9 °P
3.8 °P
6.0%
15.8
5.8
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
220 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale220 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 80%
55 lb Crisp Malting - Flaked Torrefied Maize55 lb Flaked Torrefied Maize 36.8 0.66 20%
275 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 oz Hollingberry Zeus6 oz Hollingberry Zeus Hops Pellet 14.7 Boil 60 min 12.82 42.9%
8 oz Motueka8 oz Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 2.95 57.1%
14 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
92.81 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.35 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
200 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
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:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2365 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Unmapped HLT April 2022
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"MJ's Mexican Lager" International Pale Lager beer recipe by Unmapped75. All Grain, ABV 5.99%, IBU 15.77, SRM 5.77, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Flaked Torrefied Maize) Hops: (Hollingberry Zeus, Motueka) Other: (Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-03-26 16:28 UTC
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