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Below Grade Lager

235 calories 23.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.097 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: BGB
Calories: 235 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday August 1st 2020
1.071
1.017
7.0%
65.7
9.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb Rahr - American - 2-Row5.5 lb American - 2-Row 36.8 1.8 44%
5.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter pale5.5 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter pale 38 2.4 44%
1.50 lb Briess - American - Caramel Malt - 40L1.5 lb American - Caramel Malt - 40L 35.4 40 12%
12.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Warrior1 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 52.66 25%
1 oz Northern Brewer - German Hallertau1 oz German Hallertau Hops Pellet 4.1 Boil 20 min 8.17 25%
1 oz Northern Brewer - German Hallertau1 oz German Hallertau Hops Pellet 4.1 Boil 10 min 4.89 25%
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops Leaf/Whole 4.8 Boil 0 min 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L13 Global
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium-low
Optimum Temp:
46 - 56 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 126 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
24 qt Fly Sparge 151 °F 150 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 2.63 10.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 1.69 g | 6.7 qt) 3.19 12.7  
Grain absorption losses -0.88 -3.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.7 g | 14.8 qt) 5.05 20.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.45 1.8  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.65 g | 22.6 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 4 16  
Top off amount 1.5 6  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.67 30.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

PH 5.5
PreBoil 1.054
OG - 1.061
added 1lbs of marris
added 1 lbs of pale ale
added .5 caramel due to efficiency

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  • Last Updated: 2020-08-01 20:13 UTC