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Light Mexican Lager

156 calories 13.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Light American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 496 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 573.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 526 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 11.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 81% (brew house)
Source: T$$
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 156 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday January 9th 2025
11.9 °P
2.2 °P
5.2%
22.2
3.1
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
585 lb Canada Malting - SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT585 lb SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT 37.2 1.5 73.6%
100 lb Riverbend Malt - Vienna100 lb Vienna 36.3 2.7 12.6%
40 lb Weyermann - Carafoam40 lb Carafoam 34.5 2.2 5%
55 lb Crisp Malting - Flaked Torrefied Maize55 lb Flaked Torrefied Maize 36.8 0.66 6.9%
15 lb Riverbend Malt - Munich - Light 10L15 lb Munich - Light 10L 37 10 1.9%
795 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 lb CTZ2 lb CTZ Hops Pellet 15.5 Boil 60 min 19.46 28.6%
2 lb Saaz2 lb Saaz Hops Pellet 2.4 Boil 20 min 1.83 28.6%
1.50 lb Tettnanger1.5 lb Tettnanger Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 5 min 0.47 21.4%
1.50 lb Saaz1.5 lb Saaz Hops Pellet 2.4 Boil 5 min 0.45 21.4%
7 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
300 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
105 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
500 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
167.26 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
90 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 7817 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Mexican Lager
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 25 90 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 501.7 gal (2006.8 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 489.7 gal (1958.8 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 312.04 gal (1248.15 qt) 248.44 993.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 248.44 993.8  
Mash volume with grains 312.04 1248.2  
Grain absorption losses -99.38 -397.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 352.89 g | 1411.6 qt) 424.69 1698.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 501.7 g | 2006.8 qt) 573.5 2294  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -4.2 -16.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 496 g | 1984 qt) 526 2104  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 526 g | 2104 qt) 496 1984  
Total: 673.13 2692.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Light Mexican Lager" Light American Lager beer recipe by T$$. All Grain, ABV 5.16%, IBU 22.21, SRM 3.07, Fermentables: (SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT, Vienna, Carafoam, Flaked Torrefied Maize, Munich - Light 10L) Hops: (CTZ, Saaz, Tettnanger) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Phosphoric acid, Salt)
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