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Mexican Light Lager

158 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.21 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 6th 2022
1.048
1.011
4.8%
21.2
3.3
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb American - Pilsner6 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 63.2%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 21.1%
1.50 lb American - Vienna1.5 lb Vienna 35 4 15.8%
9.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 16.01 50%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 4 Boil 10 min 5.16 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Mexican Lager Yeast WLP940
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 372 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
35 9 18 25 27 88
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion1 Infusion -- 148 °F 65 min
Sparge Sparge 148 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.7 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.7 qt/lb 4.04 16.2  
Mash volume with grains 4.8 19.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.48 g | 17.9 qt) 4.15 16.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 6.75 27  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.21 24.8  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.21 g | 24.8 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.19 32.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Recipe calls to boil for 90 minutes.

Chill to 50F.

Ferment at 50-55 until 10% for diacetyl.

Slowly reduce to 35 and lager for a month.

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  • Last Updated: 2022-05-06 22:39 UTC