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Pale Lager

166 calories 14.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 120 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 120 gallons
Post Boil Size: 118 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 166 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday March 16th 2025
1.051
1.009
5.6%
9.3
3.8
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
125 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner125 lb Premium Pilsner 36.8 1.75 53.2%
60 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row60 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 25.5%
30 lb German - Acidulated Malt30 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 12.8%
20 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)20 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 8.5%
235 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 oz vista10 oz vista Hops Pellet 12 Boil 15 min 9.31 50%
10 oz vista10 oz vista Hops Leaf/Whole 12 Dry Hop 5 days 50%
20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
24 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
12 oz Sodium Bicarbonate Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
5 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2007 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 23.72 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
120 gal Strike 168 °F 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 119.88 gal (479.5 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 107.88 gal (431.5 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 121.61 gal (486.45 qt) 102.81 411.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 102.81 411.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 119.61 g | 478.5 qt) 121.61 486.5  
Grain absorption losses -29.38 -117.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 46.69 g | 186.8 qt) 46.81 187.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 119.88 g | 479.5 qt) 120 480  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.38 -1.5  
Post boil Volume 118 472  
Top off amount 2 8  
Going into fermentor 120 480  
Total: 149.63 598.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Pale Lager" International Pale Lager beer recipe by Brewer #446273. All Grain, ABV 5.6%, IBU 9.31, SRM 3.76, Fermentables: (Premium Pilsner, Pale 2-Row, Acidulated Malt, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (vista) Other: (Whirlfloc, Sodium Bicarbonate)
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