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Summer Smasher

119 calories 9.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.029 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 119 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 9.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday April 17th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Viking - Pilsner Malt5 lb Pilsner Malt 37 1.9 65.6%
2.50 lb Flaked Rice2.5 lb Flaked Rice 40 0.5 32.8%
2 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose2 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 42 0.5 1.6%
7.62 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Magnum0.25 oz Magnum Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Boil 30 min 10.98 100%
0.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirfloc tablet Fining Mash 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 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) 68 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 10.69 psi       Temp: 34 °F       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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Strike -- 148 °F 60 min
2 gal Sparge -- 160 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 3.28 13.1  
Mash volume with grains 3.88 15.5  
Grain absorption losses -0.94 -3.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.91 19.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 7 28  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.01 0  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.01 -0  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.19 32.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Summer Smasher" American Light Lager beer recipe by Brewer #440789. All Grain, ABV 4.19%, IBU 10.98, SRM 2.37, Fermentables: (Pilsner Malt, Flaked Rice, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (Magnum) Other: (Whirfloc tablet)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-04-17 07:34 UTC