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Serious Lager

153 calories 14.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 80 min
Batch Size: 1950 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2100 liters
Post Boil Size: 2000 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: Iain Warren
Calories: 153 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday April 7th 2025
1.050
1.011
5.0%
14.8
3.2
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
375 kg Canada Malting - SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT375 kg SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT 37.2 1.5 88.2%
25 kg Bestmalz - BEST Vienna25 kg BEST Vienna 37 3.8 5.9%
25 kg Barnowl - Soft Red Wheat Malt25 kg Soft Red Wheat Malt 32 2.5 5.9%
425 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
550 g Magnum550 g Magnum Hops Pellet 11 First Wort 80 min 9.36 14.3%
1,800 g Hallertau Mittelfruh1800 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.1 Boil 30 min 3.87 46.8%
1,500 g Hallertau Mittelfruh1500 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.1 Boil 10 min 1.52 39%
3,850 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Escarpment Labs - Isar Lager
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 15 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 8455 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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 Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 1976.85 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 1931.45 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 1610.75 L 1330.3
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.1 L/kg 1330.3
Mash volume with grains 1610.8
Grain absorption losses -425
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1072.5 L) 1195.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1976.9 L) 2100
Boil off losses -7.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -19.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 1950 L) 2000
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 2000 L) 1950
Total: 2525.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Serious Lager" American Lager beer recipe by Iain Warren. All Grain, ABV 5.02%, IBU 14.76, SRM 3.23, Fermentables: (SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT, BEST Vienna, Soft Red Wheat Malt) Hops: (Magnum, Hallertau Mittelfruh)
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