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Fe(r)st Lager

166 calories 14.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Festbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 166 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday July 20th 2025
1.051
1.009
5.5%
24.6
5.1
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Bairds - Maris Otter Pale Ale9 lb Maris Otter Pale Ale 37.5 2.5 90%
1 lb Briess - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L1 lb Bonlander Munich Malt 10L 36 10 10%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Tradition (Germany)1 oz Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops Pellet 5.9 Boil at 210 °F 60 min 20.52 66.7%
0.50 oz Mount Hood0.5 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil at 210 °F 15 min 4.1 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23
Amount:
23 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 394 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.6 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Infusion 165 °F 154 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.56 g | 34.2 qt) 8.5 34  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.36 g | 37.4 qt) 9.3 37.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.5 34
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Yeast starter to 15-20M cells per ml of wort
2L starter, 1.040 gravity wort (7.5oz DME), builds 110B cells to 408B cells
*Add acid addition to the mash water ONLY

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