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Mexican Lager

174 calories 16.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday March 11th 2021
1.053
1.011
5.4%
12.1
3.1
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner11 lb Premium Pilsner 36.8 1.75 55%
4 lb American - Pale 6-Row4 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 20%
4 lb Flaked Corn4 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 20%
1 lb Weyermann - Carafoam1 lb Carafoam 34.5 2.2 5%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Cluster0.5 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 7.3 Boil 60 min 6.84 50%
0.50 oz Cluster0.5 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 7.3 Boil 30 min 5.25 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash --
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash --
2 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash --
10 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A43 Loki
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium High
Optimum Temp:
60 - 100 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 182 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Reverse Osmosis
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
7 gal Strike 166 °F 155 °F 60 min
7.5 gal Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.04 gal (48.15 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.04 gal (0.15 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 7 28  
Mash volume with grains 8.6 34.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.79 g | 31.2 qt) 7.75 31  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.04 g | 48.2 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 14.75 59
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Mexican Lager" International Pale Lager beer recipe by Brewer #183065. All Grain, ABV 5.44%, IBU 12.09, SRM 3.11, Fermentables: (Premium Pilsner, Pale 6-Row, Flaked Corn, Carafoam) Hops: (Cluster) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Epsom Salt, Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-05-21 18:38 UTC