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A Lager of Some Sort

130 calories 11.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Garrad21
Calories: 130 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 3rd 2020
1.040
1.007
4.4%
30.0
3.9
5.4
16.86
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb Viking - Pale Ale Malt11 lb Pale Ale Malt $ 0.90 / lb
$ 9.90 		37 2.5 73.3%
2 lb Briess - Wheat Malt, Red2 lb Wheat Malt, Red $ 1.16 / lb
$ 2.32 		37.3 2.3 13.3%
2 lb Weyermann - German - Munich Light2 lb German - Munich Light 37 6 13.3%
15 lbs / $ 12.22
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops $ 0.56 / oz
$ 0.28 		Pellet 14 Boil 60 min 13.73 5.9%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.2 Boil 10 min 10.24 23.5%
1.50 oz Cascade1.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.2 Whirlpool at 170 °F 20 min 2.13 17.6%
1.50 oz Ekuanot1.5 oz Ekuanot Hops $ 0.97 / oz
$ 1.45 		Pellet 13.1 Whirlpool at 170 °F 20 min 3.88 17.6%
3 oz Ekuanot3 oz Ekuanot Hops $ 0.97 / oz
$ 2.91 		Pellet 13.1 Dry Hop 4 days 35.3%
8.50 oz / $ 4.64
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.80 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.57 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
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:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 208 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Bru'n Water Yellow (<6 SRM) Balanced
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 7 5 60 75 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14 gal Strike 160 °F 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.73 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 90 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.71 gal (50.83 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.71 gal (2.83 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 15.19 gal (60.75 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 10.8 gal (43.2 qt) and adding 3.19 gal (12.75 qt) sparge/top-off. 13.99 56  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.73 qt/lb 13.99 56  
Mash volume with grains 15.19 60.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.88 -7.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 0.84 g | 3.4 qt) 1.64 6.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.71 g | 50.8 qt) 13.5 54  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11.11 g | 44.5 qt) 12 48  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.11 -0.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.89 g | 47.6 qt) 11 44  
Total: 15.63 62.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Split between two fermentors. One fermentor will get no DH addition as an experiment to see what Ekuanot brings to the table.

Goal was a sessionable lager with some hops character. The malt bill is built to provide some body and depth to an otherwise low ABV beer.

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