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Light(ish) beer

138 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.56 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 138 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday September 2nd 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.60 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row5.6 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 73.1%
5 oz Weyermann - Acidulated5 oz Acidulated 27 3.4 4.1%
1.50 lb Flaked Rice1.5 lb Flaked Rice 40 0.5 19.6%
4 oz Dry Malt Extract - Light4 oz Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 3.3%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Target1.5 oz Target Hops Pellet 11.5 Mash at 150 °F 60 min 12.86 100%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Whirlfloc $ 0.50 / each
$ 0.50 		Water Agt Boil 10 min.
1 lb Rice hulls Other Mash 1 hr.
$ 0.50
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 9.22 psi       Temp: 34 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
7.5 gallons R/O x 2 for double batch.

0.6 grams Chalk
1 gram Baking soda
0.3 grams Calcium Chloride
0.8 grams Epsom salt
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Infusion -- 147 °F 90 min
2.2 gal Batch Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 qt/lb 5.56 22.2  
Mash volume with grains 6.1 24.4  
Grain absorption losses -0.93 -3.7  
Hops absorption losses (mash) -0.06 -0.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.65 g | 10.6 qt) 2.21 8.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.02 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7 g | 28 qt) 6.56 26.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.75 23  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 7.77 31.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I've done a few beers with hops in the mash, and I gotta tell ya's, I'm digging into it. Might as well toss this one on the list, huh?

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