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Mexican Lager V (Sugar Creek Oaxaca Green)

150 calories 13.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6.25 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73.5% (ending kettle)
Calories: 150 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 12oz)
URL: https://reggiebeer.com/ReggieWeb.php?Web=1000963
Created: Tuesday August 19th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner5 lb Premium Pilsner 36.8 1.75 47.1%
3 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt3 lb Vienna Malt 37 3.5 28.2%
1.50 lb Flaked Corn1.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 14.1%
2 oz Weyermann - Acidulated2 oz Acidulated 27 3.4 1.2%
1 lb Sugar Creek Malt - US - Sugar Creek Malt - Oaxaca Green Malted Corn1 lb US - Sugar Creek Malt - Oaxaca Green Malted Corn 37 3.01 9.4%
10.62 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.45 oz Magnum0.45 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 11.9 Boil 60 min 19.78 31%
0.50 oz Liberty0.5 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 10 min 1.93 34.5%
0.50 oz Liberty0.5 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4.6 Whirlpool 15 min 1.38 34.5%
1.45 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Mexican Lager Yeast WLP940
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
79%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
53 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 406 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.27 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 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
8.25 gal Infusion -- 149 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.98 15.9  
Mash volume with grains 4.83 19.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.33 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.34 21.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.54 g | 34.1 qt) 7.75 31  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.1  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.46 g | 21.9 qt) 6.25 25  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.02 -0.1  
Estimated amount in fermentor 6.23 24.9  
Total: 9.33 37.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Gold (1 of 9), International Lager
Coconut Cup 2026 (Miami, FL)



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