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Kazbek Session Lager

194 calories 19.7 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Czech Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25 liters
Post Boil Size: 21 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: me
No Chill: 5 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 194 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 19.7 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Saturday September 3rd 2022
1.042
1.010
4.2%
31.5
5.9
5.9
14.06
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
3.50 kg Crisp Malting - Extra Pale Malt3.5 kg Extra Pale Malt 2.00 € / kg
7.00 € 		38 3.57 100%
3.50 kg / 7.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Kazbek20 g Kazbek Hops 0.04 € / g
0.80 € 		Pellet 6.9 Boil 60 min 20.41 20%
80 g Kazbek80 g Kazbek Hops 0.04 € / g
3.20 € 		Pellet 6.9 Hop Stand at 80 °C 30 min 11.04 80%
100 g / 4.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3.10 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 0.02 € / g
0.06 € 		Water Agt Mash 70 min.
0.06 €
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - Swiss Lager Yeast S-189
Amount:
300 Milliliters
Cost:
0.01 € / ml
3.00 €
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
12 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 210 B cells required
3.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.88 bar       Temp: 5 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
112 23 1 75 50 270
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15 L MASH IN - Beta Infusion 67 °C 63 °C 20 min
5 L Alpha amylase Batch Sparge 63 °C 72 °C 20 min
Decoction Decoction 72 °C 100 °C 20 min
5 L MASH OUT Batch Sparge 72 °C 77 °C 10 min
3 L BIAB OUT Batch Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 5 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 30.6 L) 29.4
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 32.9 L) 31.7
Grain absorption losses -3.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 26.2 L) 25
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20.4 L) 21
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.4
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 20.6 L) 20
Total: 29.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Fermentation: 10 days at 12C, 4 days at 15C, then 3 days cold crash to 1C. Keg/force carbonate at 5C with 12PSI for a week.

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