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Vienna Lager

160 calories 13.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Vienna Lager
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 40 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 49.5 liters
Post Boil Size: 41 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 18th 2025
1.049
1.008
5.5%
24.1
8.5
5.8
11.44
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 kg German - Vienna8 kg Vienna 37 4 94.3%
480 g Crisp Malting - Crystal 60L480 g Crystal 60L $ 3.00 / kg
$ 1.44 		33.1 60 5.7%
8.48 kg / $ 1.44
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
100 g Charles Faram - Saaz100 g Saaz Hops $ 0.10 / g
$ 10.00 		Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 24.08 100%
100 g / $ 10.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
10 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 170 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Munich (Dark Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
82 20 4 2 16 320
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25.55 L Dough in Strike 55 °C 52 °C 15 min
Step 1 Temperature 52 °C 63 °C 30 min
Step 2 63 °C 70 °C 30 min
Mash out Temperature 70 °C 76 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.2 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 51.9 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 6.5 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.2 L/kg 27.1
Mash volume with grains 32.7
Grain absorption losses -8.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 34.1 L) 31.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 51.9 L) 49.5
Boil off losses -11.4
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 40 L) 41
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 41 L) 40
Total: 58.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Vienna Lager" Vienna Lager beer recipe by Brew Dave. All Grain, ABV 5.46%, IBU 24.08, SRM 8.52, Fermentables: (Vienna, Crystal 60L) Hops: (Saaz) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Baking Soda)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-08-20 14:14 UTC