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Lost Anchor

165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: California Common
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday July 5th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Pilsner9 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 83.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 9.3%
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4 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)4 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.3%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 5.9 Boil 60 min 21.86 50%
0.70 oz Northern Brewer0.7 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 5.9 Boil 15 min 7.59 35%
0.30 oz Northern Brewer0.3 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 5.9 Boil 5 min 1.31 15%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.90 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 tbsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 55 min.
1 tbsp Yeast Nutrient Water Agt Boil 55 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 387 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 30 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Lager
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
4.03 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.03 16.1  
Mash volume with grains 4.89 19.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.34 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.39 g | 21.6 qt) 4.06 16.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.83 g | 31.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.09 32.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Modified from previous CC recipe to add Carapils for better head retention.
Using 2 frozen BRY-97 sachets plus 1 new BRY-97 sachet.
Before boil gravity is 1.048
After 90 minute boil O.G. is 1.055
One week fermentation gravity is 1.024
3 weeks fermentation F.G. is 1.022
ABV is 4.3%

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