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Mexican Lager

149 calories 12.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 34 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Mark
Calories: 149 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday July 7th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg Bestmalz - BEST Heidelberg4 kg BEST Heidelberg 38 1.3 76.2%
0.50 kg Bestmalz - BEST Vienna0.5 kg BEST Vienna 37 3.8 9.5%
0.50 kg Crisp Malting - Flaked Torrefied Maize0.5 kg Flaked Torrefied Maize 36.8 0.66 9.5%
0.25 kg Weyermann - Carapils0.25 kg Carapils 34.5 2.1 4.8%
5.25 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
12 g Hallertau Blanc12 g Hallertau Blanc Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 14.07 28.6%
30 g Hallertau Blanc30 g Hallertau Blanc Hops Pellet 10 Boil 5 min 7.01 71.4%
42 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
21 ml CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
17 ml CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
20 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - Swiss Lager Yeast S-189
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
84%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
12 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 100 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 L Infusion -- -- --
16 L Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 19.2
Mash volume with grains 22.6
Grain absorption losses -5.3
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.9 L) 21
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 30.9 L) 34
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 25
Going into fermentor 25
Total: 40.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Mexican Lager" International Pale Lager beer recipe by Mark. All Grain, ABV 5.09%, IBU 21.09, SRM 2.92, Fermentables: (BEST Heidelberg, BEST Vienna, Flaked Torrefied Maize, Carapils) Hops: (Hallertau Blanc) Other: (CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4), Lactic acid)
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