Liberty Lime Lager

Method: All Grain
Style: Standard American Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Jody Hughes
No Chill: 20 minute extended hop boil time
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday December 30th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.049

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

5.1%

IBU (tinseth):

14.0

SRM (morey):

2.6

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

44.23

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
11.50 lb	Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row11.5 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row	$ 1.03 / lb $ 11.85	37	1.8	67.6%
5.50 lb	Flaked Rice5.5 lb Flaked Rice	$ 1.99 / lb $ 10.95	40	0.5	32.4%
17 lbs / $ 22.79

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Hallertau Tradition (Germany)1 oz Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops	$ 2.19 / oz $ 2.19	Pellet	5	Boil	30 min	8.58	50%
1 oz	Hallertau Tradition (Germany)1 oz Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops	$ 2.19 / oz $ 2.19	Pellet	5	Boil	0 min	5.46	50%
2 oz / $ 4.38

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Hallertau Tradition (Germany) (Pellet)	$ 2.19 / oz $ 4.38	14.04	100%
2 oz / $ 4.38

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
20 qt		Strike	169 °F	152 °F	30 min
2 qt	This infusion is only to re-heat mash to 152F - 1.3 qts/lb	Infusion	210 °F	152 °F	30 min
2 qt	This infusion is only to re-heat mash to 152F - 1.45 QTs/lb	Infusion	210 °F	152 °F	30 min
9.5 gal		Fly Sparge	180 °F	169 °F	90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.15 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 55 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1.50 tsp	Yeast Nutrient	$ 0.00 / g $ 0.00	Other	Boil	10 min.
2 tsp	Irish Moss	$ 0.00 / g $ 0.00	Fining	Boil	15 min.
20 g	Lime Crystals	$ 1.50 / oz $ 1.06	Flavor	Kegging	14 days
14 g	Citric acid		Water Agt	Mash	90 min.
$ 1.06

Yeast

White Labs - American Lager Yeast WLP840

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 16.00 / each $ 16.00
Attenuation (avg):	77.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	50 - 55 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	52 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 724 B cells required

$ 16.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 12.28 psi Temp: 37 °F CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Pilsen (Light Lager)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
7	3	2	5	5	25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

primary ferment at 52F.

raise temp to 67 for 4-6 days for diaceytl rest.

lower temp to 37F and lager for 4-8 weeks.

carbonate in fresh keg.

add lime at kegging/carbonation. (18 grams/1 pack in each keg) - after brewing this several times, 18g of the crystallized lime is HEAVY. It’s drinkable if you love lime. But moving forward, probably only 1/2 pack per 5 gallon brew.

reusing previous American lager yeast from another brew.
Omega yeast - (OYL-103)

mash for 90, boil for 75.
I’ve brewed this beer twice, so far. First as a 5 gal, then a 10.
In the first brew, the yeast stalled, I think I under-pitched, so the abv was way low.
In the second, 10 gallon brew, there was clear channeling in the mash tun around the sides, and the OG was lower than expected.

Third time is a charm! - Third brew went very well, no channeling, crystal clear lautering, good mash efficiency (91%). Healthy starter, expect good fermentation.

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Last Updated: 2024-03-24 00:02 UTC

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