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Armchair Quarterback

144 calories 14.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Light American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 34 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 37.72 gallons
Post Boil Size: 36.36 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 144 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday November 20th 2025
1.044
1.010
4.6%
8.2
3.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
48 lb US - Pale 2-Row48 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 85.7%
2.50 lb Agrária - Munich Malt2.5 lb Munich Malt 36 9 4.5%
2.50 lb Flaked Corn2.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 4.5%
3 lb Cane Sugar3 lb Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 5.4%
56 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz cashmere1 oz cashmere Hops Pellet 8.9 Boil 60 min 5.33 20%
1 oz cashmere1 oz cashmere Hops Pellet 8.9 Boil 5 min 1.06 20%
3 oz Charles Faram - Willamette3 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5.5 Whirlpool 15 min 1.82 60%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
9 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Apex - Voss Kveik
Amount:
55 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 494 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
23.69 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 60 min
14.03 gal Sparge 162 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 35.69 gal (142.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.78 gal (47.11 qt) and adding 23.69 gal (94.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 27.43 gal (109.71 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.76 gal (31.04 qt) and adding 15.43 gal (61.71 qt) sparge/top-off. 23.19 92.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 23.19 92.8  
Mash volume with grains 27.43 109.7  
Grain absorption losses -6.63 -26.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19.15 g | 76.6 qt) 21.41 85.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 35.47 g | 141.9 qt) 37.72 150.9  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.22 0.9  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 34.11 g | 136.5 qt) 36.36 145.4  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.11 -0.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 36.25 g | 145 qt) 34 136  
Total: 44.6 178.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Armchair Quarterback" Light American Lager beer recipe by Brewer #416308. All Grain, ABV 4.56%, IBU 8.21, SRM 3.34, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Munich Malt, Flaked Corn, Cane Sugar) Hops: (cashmere, Willamette) Other: (Epsom Salt, Baking Soda, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Table Salt, Chalk)
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