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Four Wheel Drive

180 calories 16 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Amber Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Timothy Bulin
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday October 22nd 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
65 oz Avangard - Pilsner65 oz Pilsner 37.3 1.7 38%
42 oz Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row42 oz Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 36.8 3.5 24.6%
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16 oz Great Western - American Munich16 oz American Munich 35.4 7.94 9.4%
16 oz Weyermann - Bohemian Pilsner Malt16 oz Bohemian Pilsner Malt 36.8 2.43 9.4%
16 oz Weyermann - Caramunich Type 216 oz Caramunich Type 2 34 45 9.4%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Bulin's Saaz 221 oz Bulin's Saaz 22 Hops Leaf/Whole 7.65 Boil 60 min 24.84 50%
1 oz Bulin"s Saaz 231 oz Bulin"s Saaz 23 Hops Leaf/Whole 7.65 Boil 5 min 4.95 50%
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Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Californian Lager M54
Amount:
10 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
79.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 99 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Strike 168 °F 152 °F 60 min
2.5 gal Batch Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
2.5 gal Batch Sparge -- -- 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.01 16  
Mash volume with grains 4.86 19.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.34 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.65 g | 18.6 qt) 4.98 19.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.4 29.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.99 35.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Four Wheel Drive" Czech Amber Lager beer recipe by Timothy Bulin. All Grain, ABV 5.89%, IBU 29.8, SRM 14.5, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Pale Ale Malt 2-Row, Caramel Malt - 80L, American Munich, Bohemian Pilsner Malt, Caramunich Type 2) Hops: (Bulin's Saaz 22, Bulin"s Saaz 23)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-10-28 19:11 UTC