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158 calories 16.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Kellerbier: Amber Kellerbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.34 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Mike
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday September 5th 2024
1.048
1.012
4.7%
25.3
6.9
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Weyermann - Isaria 19245 lb Isaria 1924 35.8 3.3 60.6%
2.50 lb Bestmalz - BEST Munich Dark 2.5 lb BEST Munich Dark 36.23 11 30.3%
0.25 lb German - CaraFoam0.25 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 3%
0.50 lb German - Vienna0.5 lb Vienna 37 4 6.1%
8.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.3 Boil 60 min 9.68 40.5%
0.55 oz spalt0.55 oz spalt Hops Pellet 5.7 Boil 15 min 6.55 22.3%
0.75 oz spalt0.75 oz spalt Hops Pellet 2.1 Boil 1 min 0.29 30.4%
0.17 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Hallertauer Magnum0.17 oz Hallertauer Magnum Hops Pellet 12.3 Boil 60 min 8.8 6.9%
2.47 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.50 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 60 hr.
0.25 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.80 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.21 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
jasper - jasper-jy268 Franconian lager
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 56 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
49 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 338 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 3.3 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.5 gal mash in Temperature -- 122 °F 20 min
7.5 gal beta saccharification Temperature 122 °F 148 °F 15 min
7.5 gal alpha saccharification Temperature 148 °F 156 °F 15 min
7.5 gal mash out Temperature 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 7.87 g | 31.5 qt) 7.62 30.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.53 g | 34.1 qt) 8.28 33.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.03 -4.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.59 g | 26.4 qt) 6.34 25.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.62 30.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Key to this beer is all German; grain, noble hops, German lager yeast, low alcohol and low carbonation.
I shoot for a malt-forward character, the Isiria malt does this nicely and a nice amber color. No caramel or roast flavors, balanced, no one ingredient should stand out.
Hard to find clone recipes and the BJCP style guidelines are misleading so I look toward the Franconian descriptions of Zwikel or kellerbier.
Not aged, drink it "young" and fresh, cool but not ice cold. Yeast should not have settled.
Very flavorful, the Jasper yeast really adds a lot. One of my best beers for flavor.

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