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Lt. Crusher

150 calories 13.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 186 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 200 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 64% (brew house)
Source: Chachi
Hop Utilization: 76%
Calories: 150 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 3rd 2025
1.046
1.008
4.9%
13.4
4.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
100 lb Briess - White Wheat Malt100 lb White Wheat Malt 39.1 2.5 27.8%
220 lb Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT220 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT 36 1.75 61.1%
35 lb Bestmalz - BEST Munich35 lb BEST Munich 37 6.3 9.7%
5 lb Bestmalz - BEST Acidulated5 lb BEST Acidulated 35.9 2.81 1.4%
360 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 lb Yakima Valley Hops - Warrior1 lb Warrior Hops Pellet 13.1 Boil 30 min 13.37 100%
1 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
12 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Mash 15 min.
7 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
250 ml Biofine Clear Fining Kegging 0 min.
3.90 oz Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.40 oz Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 oz Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.10 oz Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
500 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2818 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 75 75 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
119.7 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
194 gal Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 69 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 188.85 gal (755.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 176.85 gal (707.4 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 148.5 gal (594 qt) 119.7 478.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 119.7 478.8  
Mash volume with grains 148.5 594  
Grain absorption losses -45 -180  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 114.4 g | 457.6 qt) 125.55 502.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 188.85 g | 755.4 qt) 200 800  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6 -2.4  
Post boil Volume 186 744  
Going into fermentor 186 744  
Total: 245.25 981
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Lt. Crusher" Fruit Beer recipe by Chachi. All Grain, ABV 4.94%, IBU 13.37, SRM 4.3, Fermentables: (White Wheat Malt, CMC 2-ROW MALT, BEST Munich, BEST Acidulated) Hops: (Warrior) Other: (Whirlfloc, Yeast Nutrient, Biofine Clear, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt)
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