View Recipe

Recipe Tools ▼
- Brew!
- Copy
- Label Generator
- Quick Water Requirements
- Add To
  Shopping List
Export ▼
- Embed
- Text
- HTML
- BeerXML
Print

Premium Boston Lager (Light German Lager)

Method: Extract
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 176 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday March 25th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.054

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

5.9%

IBU (tinseth):

33.2

SRM (morey):

8.0

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
1.50 lb	Briess - LME Organic Maltoferm1.5 lb LME Organic Maltoferm	37.6	4	19.3%
1.65 lb	Briess - LME Organic Maltoferm1.65 lb LME Organic Maltoferm - (late boil kettle addition)	37.6	4	21.2%
1.50 lb	Muntons - Light Dry Malt Extract (DME)1.5 lb Light Dry Malt Extract (DME)	42	4.3	19.3%
1.50 lb	Muntons - Light Dry Malt Extract (DME)1.5 lb Light Dry Malt Extract (DME) - (late boil kettle addition)	42	4.3	19.3%
0.75 lb	Briess - DME Organic Maltoferm0.75 lb DME Organic Maltoferm	45	4	9.6%
6.90 lbs / $ 0.00

Steeping Grains

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
140 g	Briess - Carapils Malt140 g Carapils Malt	34.5	1.5	4%
260 g	Briess - Organic Caramel Malt - 60L260 g Organic Caramel Malt - 60L	33.6	60	7.4%
$ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
4 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - German Tettnang4 oz German Tettnang Hops	Pellet	2	Boil	60 min	27.71	76.4%
14 g	Yakima Chief Hops - Tradition14 g Tradition Hops	Pellet	5.5	Boil	15 min	4.67	9.4%
14 g	Charles Faram - Tettnang14 g Tettnang Hops	Pellet	5.6	Boil	2 min	0.81	9.4%
7 g	Yakima Chief Hops - Tradition7 g Tradition Hops	Pellet	5.5	Dry Hop at 35 °F	60 days		4.7%
148.40 g / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
4 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - German Tettnang (Pellet)	27.71	76.4%
21 g	Yakima Chief Hops - Tradition (Pellet) 21 g Tradition (Pellet) Hops	4.67	14.1%
14 g	Charles Faram - Tettnang (Pellet) 14 g Tettnang (Pellet) Hops	0.81	9.4%
148.40 g / $ 0.00

Yeast

Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	48 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 486 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

Last Updated and Sharing

Views

Brews

Public: Yup, Shared
Last Updated: 2025-04-06 13:33 UTC

System Default

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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

Discussion about this recipe:

You must be logged in to add comments.

If you do not yet have an account, you may register here.

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!