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light lager

Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 217 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 279 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 9.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 11.6 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Calories: 154 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday March 6th 2025

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
275 lb	American - Pilsner275 lb Pilsner	37	1.8	83.3%
55 lb	Flaked Rice55 lb Flaked Rice	40	0.5	16.7%
330 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount

Fermentable

Cost

PPG

°L

Bill %

275 lb

American - Pilsner

1.8

83.3%

55 lb

Flaked Rice

0.5

16.7%

330 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
5 oz	Magnum5 oz Magnum Hops	Pellet	12.8	Boil	60 min	6.34	13.5%
1 lb	Yakima Chief Hops - Saaz1 lb Saaz Hops	Pellet	2.7	Boil	30 min	3.29	43.2%
1 lb	Saaz1 lb Saaz Hops	Pellet	2.7	Whirlpool	0 min	0.75	43.2%
2.31 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount

Variety

Cost

Type

Use

Time

IBU

Bill %

5 oz

Magnum

Pellet

12.8

Boil

60 min

6.34

13.5%

1 lb

Yakima Chief Hops - Saaz

Pellet

2.7

Boil

30 min

3.29

43.2%

1 lb

Saaz

Pellet

2.7

Whirlpool

0 min

0.75

43.2%

2.31 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
5 oz	Magnum (Pellet)	6.34	13.5%
2 lb	Yakima Chief Hops - Saaz (Pellet) 1.9999976214988 lb Saaz (Pellet) Hops	4.04	86.4%
2.31 lbs / $ 0.00

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Water	Gallons	Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal \| 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 220.26 gal (881.05 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 208.26 gal (833.05 qt) sparge/top-off.
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 150.15 gal (600.6 qt)	123.75	495
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb	123.75	495
Mash volume with grains	150.15	600.6
Grain absorption losses	-41.25	-165
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 138.01 g \| 552.1 qt)	196.75	787
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 220.26 g \| 881.1 qt)	279	1116
Boil off losses	-1.88	-7.5
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.79	-3.2
Post boil Volume	217.6	870.4
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand)	-0.6	-2.4
Going into fermentor	217	868
Total:	320.5	1282
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Water

Gallons

Quarts

WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 220.26 gal (881.05 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 208.26 gal (833.05 qt) sparge/top-off.

WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 150.15 gal (600.6 qt)

123.75

495

Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb

123.75

495

Mash volume with grains

150.15

600.6

Grain absorption losses

-41.25

-165

Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 138.01 g | 552.1 qt)

196.75

787

Mash Lauter Tun losses

-0.25

-1

Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 220.26 g | 881.1 qt)

279

1116

Boil off losses

-1.88

-7.5

Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)

-0.79

-3.2

Post boil Volume

217.6

870.4

Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand)

-0.6

-2.4

Going into fermentor

217

868

Total:

320.5

1282

Equipment Profile Used:

System Default