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SMaSH Base

161 calories 16.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 217 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 220.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 12.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Eric Merrell
Hop Utilization: 82%
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday June 23rd 2025
12.1 °P
3.1 °P
4.8%
0.0
4.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
440 lb Malteurop - 2 Row440 lb 2 Row 34.3 2.15 100%
440 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
60 oz El Dorado60 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 15.7 Boil 0 min 100%
60 oz / $ 0.00
Priming
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
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 220.75 gal (883 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 208.75 gal (835 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 211.2 gal (844.8 qt) 176 704  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 176 704  
Mash volume with grains 211.2 844.8  
Grain absorption losses -55 -220  
Remaining sparge water volume 100 400  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 220.75 883  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -2.25 -9  
Post boil Volume 217 868  
Going into fermentor 217 868  
Total: 276 1104
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"SMaSH Base" American Light Lager beer recipe by Eric Merrell. All Grain, ABV 4.79%, IBU 0, SRM 4.1, Fermentables: (2 Row) Hops: (El Dorado)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-06-23 19:55 UTC