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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Light American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 310 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 235 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: Owen Bankson
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 138 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday August 13th 2025
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Fermentables
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385 lb American - Pilsner385 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 91.7%
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Hops
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 oz Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 oz Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
3 oz Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 oz Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 312.4 gal (1249.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 300.4 gal (1201.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 170.1 gal (680.4 qt) 136.5 546  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 136.5 546  
Mash volume with grains 170.1 680.4  
Grain absorption losses -52.5 -210  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 228.65 g | 914.6 qt) 151.25 605  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 312.4 g | 1249.6 qt) 235 940  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.9 -3.6  
Post boil Volume 310 1240  
Going into fermentor 310 1240  
Total: 287.75 1151
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Check Engine Light" Light American Lager beer recipe by Owen Bankson. All Grain, ABV 4.17%, IBU 13.82, SRM 5.45, Fermentables: (Pilsner, CaraFoam, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Centennial) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum)
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