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Ancestra Mexican Lager

163 calories 17.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Premium American Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 56.24 liters
Post Boil Size: 52.37 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Ancestra
Calories: 163 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 17.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday July 26th 2025
1.053
1.014
5.1%
16.3
4.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.41 kg German - Pilsner5.41 kg Pilsner 38 1.6 44.3%
5.41 kg American - Vienna5.41 kg Vienna 35 4 44.3%
1.38 kg Flaked Corn1.38 kg Flaked Corn 40 0.5 11.3%
12.20 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.40 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2.4 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 13.07 53.3%
1.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 5 min 1.63 33.3%
0.60 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.6 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 15 min 1.62 13.3%
4.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Mexican Lager Yeast WLP940
Amount:
175 Milliliters
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
10 - 13 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 229 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 59.19 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 13.79 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 52.58 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 37.35 L and adding 7.18 L sparge/top-off. 44.5
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 44.5
Mash volume with grains 52.6
Grain absorption losses -12.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 27.8 L) 24.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 59.2 L) 56.2
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 50 L) 52.4
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 52.4 L) 50
Total: 69.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Ancestra Mexican Lager" Premium American Lager beer recipe by Ancestra. All Grain, ABV 5.11%, IBU 16.32, SRM 4.61, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna, Flaked Corn) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-03-31 05:33 UTC