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American Lager 2

160 calories 15 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.02 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 71% (brew house)
Source: Mark
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday July 3rd 2023
1.049
1.010
5.1%
9.9
3.8
5.8
27.57
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row4 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 1.59 / lb
6.36
36.8 3.5 36.4%
3 lb Rahr - Standard 6-Row3 lb Standard 6-Row 1.59 / lb
4.77
36.3 2.3 27.3%
0.50 lb Briess - Carapils Malt0.5 lb Carapils Malt 1.79 / lb
0.90
34.5 1.5 4.5%
3.50 lb Flaked Corn3.5 lb Flaked Corn 1.89 / lb
6.62
40 0.5 31.8%
11 lbs / 18.64
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops 1.95 / oz
0.98
Pellet 6.3 Boil 45 min 9.86 100%
0.50 oz / 0.98
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil --
1 tsp Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Lager Yeast WLP840
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
7.95 / each
7.95
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 414 B cells required
7.95 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 8.15 psi       Temp: 37 °F       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Dion Home
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 39 0 0 83
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.5 gal Strike 152 °F 152 °F 90 min
4.5 gal Fly Sparge 182 °F 172 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 152 °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 -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.64 g | 14.6 qt) 3.15 12.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.52 g | 30.1 qt) 7.02 28.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.65 34.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Increased the grist ratio to 2.0
Increased the mash time to 90 mins

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  • Last Updated: 2023-07-03 02:22 UTC