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Windhoek

21177 calories 1946.4 g 50 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 330 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 350 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: NI Brewing
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

No Chill: 20 minute extended hop boil time
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 21177 calories (Per 50L)
Carbs: 1946.4 g (Per 50L)
Created: Sunday July 6th 2025
1.046
1.009
4.9%
20.4
4.0
5.5
170.01
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
55 kg Gladfield - German Pilsner Malt55 kg German Pilsner Malt $ 1.44 / kg
$ 79.20 		37.3 2.03 87.3%
4 kg Gladfield - Gladiator Malt4 kg Gladiator Malt $ 2.14 / kg
$ 8.56 		37.3 5.08 6.3%
4 kg Gladfield - Munich Malt4 kg Munich Malt 36.8 7.87 6.3%
63 kg / $ 87.76
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
125 g Magnum - Polish125 g Magnum - Polish Hops $ 50.00 / kg
$ 6.25 		Pellet 10.2 Boil 60 min 10.84 20%
200 g Saaz200 g Saaz Hops $ 0.04 / g
$ 8.00 		Pellet 2.5 Boil 60 min 4.25 32%
300 g Saaz300 g Saaz Hops $ 0.04 / g
$ 12.00 		Pellet 2.5 Boil 20 min 5.3 48%
625 g / $ 26.25
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
40 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
35 g gypsum (calcium sulfate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
30 g Whirlfloc Water Agt Mash 0 min.
20 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23
Amount:
200 Grams
Cost:
$ 280.00 / kg
$ 56.00
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1321 B cells required
$ 56.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Castaway November 2020
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
85.5 14 0 78 66.8 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
225 L Strike 65 °C 67 °C 90 min
150 L Fly Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 338.83 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 293.43 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 262.08 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 3.82 L and adding 216.68 L sparge/top-off. 220.5
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.5 L/kg 220.5
Mash volume with grains 262.1
Grain absorption losses -63
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 182.2 L) 193.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 338.8 L) 350
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -3.1
Post boil Volume 330
Going into fermentor 330
Total: 413.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Windhoek" International Pale Lager beer recipe by NI Brewing. All Grain, ABV 4.91%, IBU 20.39, SRM 3.95, Fermentables: ( German Pilsner Malt, Gladiator Malt, Munich Malt) Hops: (Magnum - Polish, Saaz) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), gypsum (calcium sulfate), Whirlfloc, Lactic acid)
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