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Light beer

Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 100% (brew house)
Calories: 205 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.8 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday August 4th 2022

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
21 lb	Great Western - Domestic 2-Row21 lb Domestic 2-Row	37	2	79.2%
2 lb	Quaker - American 5 Minute Grits2 lb American 5 Minute Grits	20	1	7.5%
3.50 lb	Flaked Rice3.5 lb Flaked Rice	40	0.5	13.2%
26.50 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount

Fermentable

Cost

PPG

°L

Bill %

21 lb

Great Western - Domestic 2-Row

79.2%

2 lb

Quaker - American 5 Minute Grits

7.5%

3.50 lb

Flaked Rice

0.5

13.2%

26.50 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Crystal2 oz Crystal Hops	Leaf/Whole	4.8	Boil	60 min	9.07	50%
2 oz	Willamette2 oz Willamette Hops	Leaf/Whole	4.9	Boil	60 min	9.26	50%
4 oz / $ 0.00

Amount

Variety

Cost

Type

Use

Time

IBU

Bill %

2 oz

Crystal

Leaf/Whole

4.8

Boil

60 min

9.07

50%

2 oz

Willamette

Leaf/Whole

4.9

Boil

60 min

9.26

50%

4 oz / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Crystal (Leaf/Whole)	9.07	50%
2 oz	Willamette (Leaf/Whole)	9.26	50%
4 oz / $ 0.00

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
10 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
8 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Amount

Name

Cost

Type

Use

Time

10 g

Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)

Water Agt

Mash

1 hr.

8 g

Gypsum

Water Agt

Mash

1 hr.

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Ca⁺²

Mg⁺²

Na⁺

Cl^-

SO₄^-2

HCO₃^-

100

Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Water	Gallons	Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal \| 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.65 gal (58.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.65 gal (10.6 qt) sparge/top-off.
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.06 gal (48.23 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.88 gal (39.52 qt) and adding 0.06 gal (0.23 qt) sparge/top-off.	9.94	39.8
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb	9.94	39.8
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.56 g \| 38.2 qt)	12.06	48.2
Grain absorption losses	-3.31	-13.3
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.28 g \| 33.1 qt)	7.63	30.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.65 g \| 58.6 qt)	14	56
Boil off losses	-1.5	-6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.15	-0.6
Post boil Volume	13	52
Top off amount	2.5	10
Going into fermentor	15.5	62
Total:	17.56	70.3
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Water

Gallons

Quarts

WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.65 gal (58.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.65 gal (10.6 qt) sparge/top-off.

WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.06 gal (48.23 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.88 gal (39.52 qt) and adding 0.06 gal (0.23 qt) sparge/top-off.

9.94

39.8

Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb

9.94

39.8

Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.56 g | 38.2 qt)

12.06

48.2

Grain absorption losses

-3.31

-13.3

Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.28 g | 33.1 qt)

7.63

30.5

Mash Lauter Tun losses

-0.25

-1

Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.65 g | 58.6 qt)

Boil off losses

-1.5

-6

Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)

-0.15

-0.6

Post boil Volume

Top off amount

2.5

Going into fermentor

15.5

Total:

17.56

70.3

Equipment Profile Used:

System Default