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Blood Moon - American Red Lager

166 calories 13.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Amber Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 16 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 19.54 gallons
Post Boil Size: 18 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Daniel Dorst
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 166 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday September 14th 2025
1.051
1.008
5.6%
17.2
15.5
5.3
49.46
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row11 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row $ 3.00 / lb
$ 33.00 		36.8 3.5 34.1%
16 lb Red X16 lb Red X 36 12 49.6%
0.75 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 80L0.75 lb Caramel Malt - 80L $ 2.99 / lb
$ 2.24 		35 80 2.3%
0.50 lb German - Carafa I0.5 lb Carafa I 32 340 1.6%
3 lb BSG - Flaked Corn3 lb Flaked Corn $ 3.99 / lb
$ 11.97 		10 7 9.3%
1 lb Briess - Carapils Malt1 lb Carapils Malt $ 2.25 / lb
$ 2.25 		34.5 1.5 3.1%
32.25 lbs / $ 49.46
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 14.5 Boil 60 min 17.17 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.74 g Citric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.28 g Citric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
6 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 268 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 8.62 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.25 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
11.75 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
11.75 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.54 gal (70.15 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.54 gal (22.15 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 14.67 gal (58.7 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.42 gal (37.68 qt) and adding 2.67 gal (10.7 qt) sparge/top-off. 12.09 48.4  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 12.09 48.4  
Mash volume with grains 14.67 58.7  
Grain absorption losses -4.03 -16.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.73 g | 38.9 qt) 11.73 46.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.54 g | 70.2 qt) 19.54 78.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 16 g | 64 qt) 18 72  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 18 g | 72 qt) 16 64  
Total: 23.82 95.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

SRM Red color difficult to achieve. Targeting SRM of 15.

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