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Granny's Lager

172 calories 14.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 29th 2021
1.053
1.008
5.8%
24.0
3.2
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 6-Row8 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 80%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 20%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 18.99 50%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 10 min 5.02 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 4.8 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
54.9 3 4 2 109.3 41
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal Infusion 158 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.8 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.8 qt/lb 7 28  
Mash volume with grains 7.8 31.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.08 g | 4.3 qt) 2 8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 6.5 26  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.5 g | 26 qt) 5 20  
Total: 9 36
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

My Grandma used to drink Olympia beer every day, even when she was in her 90's. This is my attempt to make an old-school American lager that she would have liked.

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