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light lager

Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 263 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 263 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 9.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (ending kettle)
Calories: 127 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.2 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 %
6 oz	Magnum6 oz Magnum Hops	Pellet	10.3	Boil	60 min	4.95	15.8%
1 lb	Yakima Chief Hops - Saaz1 lb Saaz Hops	Pellet	2.7	Boil	30 min	2.66	42.1%
1 lb	Saaz1 lb Saaz Hops	Pellet	2.7	Whirlpool	0 min	0.62	42.1%
2.37 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount

Variety

Cost

Type

Use

Time

IBU

Bill %

6 oz

Magnum

Pellet

10.3

Boil

60 min

4.95

15.8%

1 lb

Yakima Chief Hops - Saaz

Pellet

2.7

Boil

30 min

2.66

42.1%

1 lb

Saaz

Pellet

2.7

Whirlpool

0 min

0.62

42.1%

2.37 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
6 oz	Magnum (Pellet)	4.95	15.8%
2 lb	Yakima Chief Hops - Saaz (Pellet) 1.9999976214988 lb Saaz (Pellet) Hops	3.28	84.2%
2.37 lbs / $ 0.00

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Water	Gallons	Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal \| 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 265.7 gal (1062.8 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 253.7 gal (1014.8 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	180.75	723
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 265.7 g \| 1062.8 qt)	263	1052
Boil off losses	-1.88	-7.5
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.83	-3.3
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 260.3 g \| 1041.2 qt)	263	1052
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand)	-0.6	-2.4
Estimated amount in fermentor	262.4	1049.6
Total:	304.5	1218
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Water

Gallons

Quarts

WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 265.7 gal (1062.8 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 253.7 gal (1014.8 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

180.75

723

Mash Lauter Tun losses

-0.25

-1

Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 265.7 g | 1062.8 qt)

263

1052

Boil off losses

-1.88

-7.5

Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)

-0.83

-3.3

Post boil volume (equipment estimates 260.3 g | 1041.2 qt)

263

1052

Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand)

-0.6

-2.4

Estimated amount in fermentor

262.4

1049.6

Total:

304.5

1218

Equipment Profile Used:

System Default