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Smoked Session Lager

162 calories 16.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Amber Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.6 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 162 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday February 20th 2024
12.2 °P
3.0 °P
5.0%
26.1
11.3
5.4
123.80
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
90 lb Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT90 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT $ 0.73 / lb
$ 65.70 		36 1.75 67.8%
10 lb Bestmalz - BEST Smoked10 lb BEST Smoked $ 1.35 / lb
$ 13.50 		35.4 2.5 7.5%
10 lb Briess - Brewers Oat Flakes / Flaked oats10 lb Brewers Oat Flakes / Flaked oats $ 0.77 / lb
$ 7.70 		32.2 2.5 7.5%
6 lb Great Western - Dark Munich6 lb Dark Munich $ 0.86 / lb
$ 5.16 		33 20 4.5%
8 lb Canada Malting - WHITE WHEAT MALT8 lb WHITE WHEAT MALT $ 0.77 / lb
$ 6.16 		38.1 3.5 6%
4 lb Bestmalz - BEST Special X4 lb BEST Special X $ 1.02 / lb
$ 4.08 		34.5 132.5 3%
4 lb Great Western - Crystal 40 Malt4 lb Crystal 40 Malt $ 1.00 / lb
$ 4.00 		21 40 3%
12 oz Thomas Fawcett - Roasted Barley12 oz Roasted Barley $ 1.10 / lb
$ 0.83 		31.5 545 0.6%
132.75 lbs / $ 107.13
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo)1 oz Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 1.22 / oz
$ 1.22 		Lupulin Pellet 24.5 Boil 60 min 6.31 4.5%
6 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade6 oz Cascade Hops $ 0.56 / oz
$ 3.36 		Pellet 6.3 Boil 15 min 4.83 27.3%
5 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)5 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 0.97 / oz
$ 4.85 		Lupulin Pellet 19.5 Boil 10 min 9.11 22.7%
4 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)4 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 0.97 / oz
$ 3.88 		Lupulin Pellet 19.5 Boil 5 min 4.01 18.2%
6 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade6 oz Cascade Hops $ 0.56 / oz
$ 3.36 		Pellet 6.3 Whirlpool at 212 °F 0 min 1.86 27.3%
22 oz / $ 16.67
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
100 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LalBrew NovaLager
Amount:
1.09 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
50 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
90 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1226 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
70.7 30 61 75.1 78.7 0.2
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 78.1 gal (312.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 66.1 gal (264.4 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 52.1 gal (208.42 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 1.38 gal (5.52 qt) and adding 40.1 gal (160.42 qt) sparge/top-off. 41.48 165.9  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 41.48 165.9  
Mash volume with grains 52.1 208.4  
Grain absorption losses -16.59 -66.4  
Remaining sparge water volume 55.36 221.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 78.1 g | 312.4 qt) 80 320  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6 -2.4  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 77.9 g | 311.6 qt) 76 304  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.23 -0.9  
Estimated amount in fermentor 75.78 303.1  
Total: 96.84 387.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Smoked Session Lager" American Amber Ale beer recipe by Bigbre04. All Grain, ABV 4.98%, IBU 26.13, SRM 11.3, Fermentables: ( CMC 2-ROW MALT, BEST Smoked, Brewers Oat Flakes / Flaked oats, Dark Munich, WHITE WHEAT MALT, BEST Special X, Crystal 40 Malt, Roasted Barley) Hops: (Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo), Cascade, Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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