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Mexican Lager

198 calories 19 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 24 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.63 gallons
Post Boil Size: 25.63 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 198 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Wednesday June 2nd 2021
1.060
1.013
6.2%
16.9
5.4
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
30 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner30 lb Premium Pilsner 36.8 1.75 62.5%
15 lb Flaked Corn15 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 31.3%
2 lb German - CaraMunich II2 lb CaraMunich II 34 46 4.2%
1 lb German - Acidulated Malt1 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.1%
48 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 oz Motueka5 oz Motueka Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 30 min 12.66 41.7%
7 oz Motueka7 oz Motueka Hops Pellet 4.3 Whirlpool at 200 °F 10 min 4.23 58.3%
12 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
2 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Minneapolis City Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
29 3 16 26 7 67
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 gal Strike 165 °F 152 °F 45 min
Temperature -- 162 °F 15 min
18 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 64 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 25.95 gal (103.8 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 13.95 gal (55.8 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 19.8 gal (79.2 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.16 gal (32.64 qt) and adding 7.8 gal (31.2 qt) sparge/top-off. 15.96 63.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 15.96 63.8  
Mash volume with grains 19.8 79.2  
Grain absorption losses -6 -24  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.24 g | 65 qt) 18.92 75.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 25.95 g | 103.8 qt) 28.63 114.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 24.26 g | 97.1 qt) 25.63 102.5  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.26 -1.1  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 25.37 g | 101.5 qt) 24 96  
Total: 34.88 139.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Mexican Lager" International Pale Lager beer recipe by Aaron D.. All Grain, ABV 6.16%, IBU 16.89, SRM 5.37, Fermentables: (Premium Pilsner, Flaked Corn, CaraMunich II, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Motueka) Other: (Beer Nutrient, Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-06-21 17:43 UTC