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American Light Lager 445

140 calories 11.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 16 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18.27 gallons
Post Boil Size: 17 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
No Chill: 10 minute extended hop boil time
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 140 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday August 1st 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15.50 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row15.5 lb Standard 2-Row $ 1.75 / lb
$ 27.13 		36.8 1.8 64%
5.10 lb Flaked Rice5.1 lb Flaked Rice $ 1.25 / lb
$ 6.38 		40 0.5 21.1%
3 lb Flaked Corn3 lb Flaked Corn $ 2.00 / lb
$ 6.00 		40 0.5 12.4%
10 oz Weyermann - Acidulated10 oz Acidulated $ 1.25 / lb
$ 0.78 		27 3.4 2.6%
24.22 lbs / $ 40.28
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.60 oz Magnum0.6 oz Magnum Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 1.20 		Pellet 14.03 Boil 60 min 10.98 100%
0.60 oz / $ 1.20
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23
Amount:
5 Each
Cost:
$ 4.00 / each
$ 20.00
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 649 B cells required
$ 20.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
CUSTOM
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
21.6 gal dough in Strike -- 132 °F 15 min
recirculatuion mash Strike 156 °F 149 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.52 gal (70.09 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.52 gal (22.09 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.54 gal (50.15 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 10.06 gal (40.25 qt) and adding 0.54 gal (2.15 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.6 42.4  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 10.6 42.4  
Mash volume with grains 12.54 50.1  
Grain absorption losses -3.03 -12.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.2 g | 40.8 qt) 10.95 43.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.52 g | 70.1 qt) 18.27 73.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 16 g | 64 qt) 17 68  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 17 g | 68 qt) 16 64  
Total: 21.55 86.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Light Lager 445" American Light Lager beer recipe by Randy64. All Grain, ABV 4.73%, IBU 10.98, SRM 2.51, Fermentables: (Standard 2-Row, Flaked Rice, Flaked Corn, Acidulated) Hops: (Magnum) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum)
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