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225 calories 22.5 g 433 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Amber Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 65 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 72 liters
Post Boil Size: 69 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Source: Olav Lauritzen
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 225 calories (Per 433ml)
Carbs: 22.5 g (Per 433ml)
Created: Wednesday October 15th 2025
1.056
1.013
5.6%
23.5
22.0
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
3 kg Munich - Light 10L3 kg Munich - Light 10L 33 25.19 19.2%
12 kg German - Pilsner12 kg Pilsner 38 2.77 76.9%
0.10 kg Flaked Oats0.1 kg Flaked Oats 33 4.37 0.6%
0.20 kg Bestmalz - BEST Roasted Barley0.2 kg BEST Roasted Barley 30 1279.41 1.3%
0.30 kg German - Acidulated Malt0.3 kg Acidulated Malt 27 7.58 1.9%
15.60 kg / kr 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Challenger25 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 7.88 20%
100 g Challenger100 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 15 min 15.63 80%
125 g / kr 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Protofloc Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 g Yeast Nutrient Other Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
AEB - Fermoale AY4
Amount:
80 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
17 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 314 B cells required
kr 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.52 bar       Temp: 2 °C       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Askim Vannverk
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
57 L Infusion 66 °C 66 °C 60 min
33 L Sparge 66 °C 77 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 74.18 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 28.78 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 57.1 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 35.1 L and adding 11.7 L sparge/top-off. 46.8
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 46.8
Mash volume with grains 57.1
Grain absorption losses -15.6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 43.9 L) 41.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 74.2 L) 72
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 65 L) 69
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 69 L) 65
Total: 88.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Dag 1 til 8 18Celsius
Dag 8 til 9 20 celsius
Dag 9til 11 24 celsius
Dag 11 til 12 20 celsius
Dag 12 til 14 18 celsius
Dag14 2 celsius (coldcrash)

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