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Sycamore Sid

160 calories 15 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 102 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 113.63 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 84% (brew house)
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday March 13th 2022
1.049
1.010
5.2%
15.3
2.9
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
125 lb American - Pilsner125 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 75.8%
25 lb Briess - Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes25 lb Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes 34.5 0.8 15.2%
15 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)15 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 9.1%
165 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5.50 oz Galena5.5 oz Galena Hops Pellet 11.8 Boil 60 min 12.74 50%
5.50 oz Galena5.5 oz Galena Hops Pellet 11.8 Boil 5 min 2.54 50%
11 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.37 oz ALDC Other Primary 0 min.
65 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
53.10 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
- Apex munich
Amount:
500 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 7037 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 30 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
87.2438 gal Strike 159 °F 154 °F 60 min
47.0112 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.115 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 104.66 gal (418.65 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 92.66 gal (370.65 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 100.44 gal (401.78 qt) 87.24 349  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.12 qt/lb 87.24 349  
Mash volume with grains 100.44 401.8  
Grain absorption losses -20.63 -82.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 38.29 g | 153.2 qt) 47.26 189  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 104.66 g | 418.7 qt) 113.63 454.5  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.41 -1.7  
Post boil Volume 102 408  
Going into fermentor 102 408  
Total: 134.51 538
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Sycamore Sid" American Lager beer recipe by FCB. All Grain, ABV 5.15%, IBU 15.28, SRM 2.92, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Galena) Other: (ALDC , Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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