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Sierra Nevada Pale Lager

158 calories 13.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 130 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 160 liters
Post Boil Size: 143.07 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Greg Dunning
Calories: 158 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday July 16th 2025
1.052
1.009
5.6%
39.4
9.1
5.6
92.98
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
29 kg Innomalt - Pale Ale Malt 2-row29 kg Pale Ale Malt 2-row $ 2.37 / kg
$ 68.73 		36.8 2.3 92.1%
2.50 kg Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L2.5 kg Caramel Malt - 60L $ 4.60 / kg
$ 11.50 		35.4 60 7.9%
31.50 kg / $ 80.23
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Cascade40 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 90 min 6.04 8.3%
60 g Cascade60 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 8.47 12.5%
180 g Cascade180 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 30 min 19.52 37.5%
200 g Cascade200 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool 0 min 5.39 41.7%
480 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 12.75 / each
$ 12.75
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 585 B cells required
$ 12.75 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 3.56 bar       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Westmount Filtered
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
103.5 L Strike 68 °C 68 °C 60 min
94.35 L Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 140.95 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 95.55 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 115.29 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 24.61 L and adding 69.89 L sparge/top-off. 94.5
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 94.5
Mash volume with grains 115.3
Grain absorption losses -31.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 78.9 L) 97.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 141 L) 160
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.4
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 131 L) 143.1
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -1
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 142.1 L) 130
Total: 192.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Using a 4th generation Saflager 34/70 lager yeast to see what happens.
6 packs of yeast cost, $51 / 4th generation = $12.75

Will ferment lower and longer like a Kolsch.

Fermentation
14 days at 15C
3 days Diacytel rest at 20C
5 days cold crash to 2C

  Attach spunding valve<br />

1 day carbonation before packaging.

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