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Light lager

118 calories 12.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.029 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 118 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday February 12th 2025
1.036
1.009
3.6%
8.9
2.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Weyermann - Pilsner9 lb Pilsner 36 1.5 60%
5 lb Flaked Corn5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 33.3%
1 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row1 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 36.8 3.5 6.7%
15 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 60 min 7.45 80%
0.25 oz Tettnanger0.25 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 30 min 1.43 20%
1.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
- Granvin
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
86 - 104 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 143 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.55 gal (54.19 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.55 gal (6.19 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 6.56 26.3  
Mash volume with grains 7.76 31.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.88 -7.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.11 g | 36.4 qt) 10.56 42.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.55 g | 54.2 qt) 15 60  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 17.13 68.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Light lager" American Light Lager beer recipe by Anonymous. All Grain, ABV 3.59%, IBU 8.88, SRM 2.08, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Flaked Corn, Pale Ale Malt 2-Row) Hops: (Tettnanger)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-02-12 19:33 UTC