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Black Lager (Bright side black lager)updated to current practices

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Schwarzbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.2 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (ending kettle)
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday February 29th 2024
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Black Lager (Bright side black lager)(adjusted)

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OG: 13.308 FG: 3.189 ABV: 5.6% IBU: 24

12.9 °P
3.1 °P
5.4%
26.9
28.4
5.3
133.86
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
70 lb Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT70 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT $ 0.71 / lb
$ 49.70 		36 1.75 55.6%
22 lb Briess - Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes22 lb Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes $ 1.06 / lb
$ 23.32 		34.5 0.8 17.5%
10 lb Great Western - Dark Munich10 lb Dark Munich $ 0.84 / lb
$ 8.40 		33 20 7.9%
4 lb Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt4 lb Midnight Wheat Malt $ 1.31 / lb
$ 5.24 		25 550 3.2%
6 lb Bestmalz - BEST Chocolate6 lb BEST Chocolate $ 1.01 / lb
$ 6.06 		34.5 337.82 4.8%
6 lb Great Western - Crystal 1206 lb Crystal 120 $ 1.00 / lb
$ 6.00 		32.2 120 4.8%
4 lb Bairds - Brown Malt4 lb Brown Malt $ 0.96 / lb
$ 3.84 		35.4 70 3.2%
4 lb Great Western - DextraPils4 lb DextraPils $ 0.83 / lb
$ 3.32 		34.5 1.5 3.2%
126 lbs / $ 105.88
 
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 6.16 5.6%
3 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)3 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 1.20 / oz
$ 3.60 		Lupulin Pellet 20.1 Boil at 212 °F 15 min 7.52 16.7%
8 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo)8 oz Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 1.73 / oz
$ 13.84 		Lupulin Pellet 12 Boil at 212 °F 10 min 8.75 44.4%
4 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo)4 oz Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 1.73 / oz
$ 6.92 		Lupulin Pellet 12 Boil at 212 °F 5 min 2.41 22.2%
2 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)2 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 1.20 / oz
$ 2.40 		Lupulin Pellet 20.1 Boil at 212 °F 5 min 2.02 11.1%
18 oz / $ 27.98
 
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.
35 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Apex - Lallemand - Novalager
Amount:
1.07 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1294 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90.9 30 61 96.8 97.7 3.8
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
60.5 gal Strike 159 °F 151 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 78.18 gal (312.7 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 66.18 gal (264.7 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 73.08 gal (292.32 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 1.92 gal (7.68 qt) and adding 61.08 gal (244.32 qt) sparge/top-off. 63 252  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 63 252  
Mash volume with grains 73.08 292.3  
Grain absorption losses -15.75 -63  
Remaining sparge water volume 33 132  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 78.18 g | 312.7 qt) 80 320  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.68 -2.7  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 77.83 g | 311.3 qt) 76 304  
Estimated amount in fermentor 76 304  
Total: 96 384
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

consistently will not get over 70% attenuation. Possibly increase grain volume.

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