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American Lager

Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Mitchel
Calories: 120 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 10.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday October 19th 2017

Original Gravity:

1.037

Final Gravity:

1.007

ABV (standard):

3.9%

IBU (tinseth):

10.5

SRM (morey):

2.5

Mash pH

5.8

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
5 lb	American - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	69%
1 lb	American - Pale 6-Row1 lb Pale 6-Row	35	1.8	13.8%
0.50 lb	Flaked Corn0.5 lb Flaked Corn	40	0.5	6.9%
0.50 lb	Flaked Rice0.5 lb Flaked Rice	40	0.5	6.9%
0.25 lb	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.25 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	33	1.8	3.4%
7.25 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	30 min	7.16	50%
0.50 oz	Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	10 min	3.38	50%
1 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Tettnanger (Pellet)		10.54	100%
1 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4 gal	Infusion	--	150 °F	60 min
5 gal	Sparge	--	120 °F	5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 tsp	Gelatine		Fining	Kegging	0 min.

Yeast

White Labs - American Lager Yeast WLP840

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	78%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	50 - 55 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	66 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 289 B cells required

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Priming

Method: Keg CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Pilsen (Light Lager)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
7	3	2	5	5	25
Yuba City, CA PUD water 3 gr gypsum 4 gr calcium chloride
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Notes

Day 0: Vitality starter 1,000 ml wort with WLP840 for 4 hours, then pitch and ferment at 66F
Day 10: Mix and add 170F water plus unflavored gelatine to keg. Rack clean beer into oxygen-purged keg, then set PSI to 25.
Day 11: Reduce pressure to 10 PSI, then dump a pint of yeasty beer.
Day 18: Sacrifice first pint, then enjoy.

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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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