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¡Aye, Caramba!

158 calories 16.4 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 9 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10.41 gallons
Post Boil Size: 9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Nathan Rubinstein
Calories: 158 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Saturday July 5th 2025
1.048
1.012
4.7%
19.6
3.0
5.5
0.91
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Prairie Malt - Salzgitter Pilsner10 lb Salzgitter Pilsner 36.8 1.7 60.6%
2.50 lb Cracked Corn2.5 lb Cracked Corn 30 1 15.2%
2 lb Agave Nectar2 lb Agave Nectar - (late boil kettle addition) 35 2 12.1%
1 lb Flaked Corn1 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 6.1%
1 lb Briess - Rice, Flaked1 lb Rice, Flaked 32.2 1 6.1%
16.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Sonnet0.5 oz Sonnet Hops $ 5.00 / lb
$ 0.16 		Pellet 4.3 Boil 30 min 4.01 25%
0.50 oz McKenzie0.5 oz McKenzie Hops $ 0.50 / oz
$ 0.25 		Pellet 11.8 Boil 10 min 5.19 25%
1 oz McKenzie1 oz McKenzie Hops $ 0.50 / oz
$ 0.50 		Pellet 11.8 Boil 10 min 10.37 50%
2 oz / $ 0.91
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 0 min.
0.64 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.25 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
75 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L09 Que Bueno
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
47 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 304 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 16.3 psi       Temp: 50 °F       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10 gal Strike 50 °F 165 °F 10 min
Decoction 165 °F 152 °F 60 min
5 gal Sparge 152 °F 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 149 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 6.34 25.4  
Mash volume with grains 7.5 30  
Grain absorption losses -1.81 -7.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 6.13 24.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 10.41 41.6  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.17 0.7  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 9 36  
Going into fermentor 9 36  
Total: 12.47 49.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"¡Aye, Caramba!" International Pale Lager beer recipe by Nathan Rubinstein. All Grain, ABV 4.67%, IBU 19.56, SRM 3.01, Fermentables: (Salzgitter Pilsner, Cracked Corn, Agave Nectar, Flaked Corn, Rice, Flaked) Hops: (Sonnet, McKenzie) Other: (Campden Tablets, Whirlfloc, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt (MgSO4), Phosphoric acid)
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