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Sunny Days American Lager

170 calories 14.7 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 170 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Sunday May 1st 2022
1.052
1.009
5.7%
15.8
3.9
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 lb American - Pilsner6.5 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 59.1%
6 oz The Swaen - Melany6 oz Melany 35 27 3.4%
3 lb Flaked Corn3 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 27.3%
1.90 oz Briess - Carapils Malt1.9 oz Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 1.1%
8 oz Rice Hulls8 oz Rice Hulls 0 0 4.5%
0.50 lb Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt0.5 lb BEST Chit Malt 23 1.4 4.5%
10.99 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 5.7 First Wort 0 min 10.39 45.5%
0.30 oz Saaz0.3 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 4.6 Boil 30 min 3.51 27.3%
0.30 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.3 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 15 min 1.92 27.3%
1.10 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.25 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.50 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 each Potassium Metabisulfite Water Agt Mash --
0.50 each Potassium Metabisulfite Water Agt Sparge --
1 each Whirlfloc tablet Water Agt Boil --
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 8.72 psi       Temp: 33 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Anderson, Indiana - Charcoal Filtered Tap Water
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
5.75 gal Protein Rest Strike 140 °F 134 °F 15 min
Alpha Rest Temperature 134 °F 144 °F 30 min
Beta Rest Temperature 144 °F 160 °F 30 min
Mash Out Temperature 160 °F 170 °F 10 min
4 gal Fly Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 5.5 22  
Mash volume with grains 6.38 25.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.37 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.67 g | 14.7 qt) 3.63 14.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.54 g | 30.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 6.5 26  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.5 g | 26 qt) 6 24  
Total: 9.12 36.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewing for the AHA Big Brew Day 2022

My wort came in high at 1.052 on my original gravity and I had to dilute it with 1/2 gallon distilled water to get it down to my desired 1.048 original gravity.

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