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Denham's Japanese Rice Lager

159 calories 12.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.61 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 159 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday July 13th 2025
1.049
1.007
5.4%
11.7
2.9
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Avangard - Pilsner12 lb Pilsner 37.3 1.7 60%
8 lb Rice8 lb Rice 35.5 1 40%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 60 min 10.97 66.7%
1 oz Barth-Haas - Hersbrucker Spät1 oz Hersbrucker Spät Hops Pellet 1.2 Boil 10 min 0.77 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
9.98 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
3 tsp Wyeast Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
4 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 759 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Distilled
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
44 0 0 31 63 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.5 gal Strike 159 °F 147 °F 60 min
8.86 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.61 gal (50.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.61 gal (2.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.5 30  
Mash volume with grains 9.1 36.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.86 g | 31.5 qt) 8.86 35.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.61 g | 50.5 qt) 13.61 54.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 12 48  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12 g | 48 qt) 11 44  
Total: 16.36 65.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Using 8lbs of Calrose medium grain rice cooked in the rice cooker and then added to the mashtun prior to adding the rice to the water first, measure temp and then add the grain.

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