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Wife’s Light Lager

137 calories 12.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 137 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday March 16th 2025
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Hops
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Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 76 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       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
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.41 g | 33.7 qt) 8.88 35.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.13 g | 36.5 qt) 9.6 38.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.88 35.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Going to add 2 litres of strawberry lemonade (zero sugar) prior to kegging. Wife likes her Bud Light Strawberry Lemonade. What can you do??

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  • Last Updated: 2025-03-19 23:25 UTC