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Fitz Schlitz Mk2 Mex Lager

140 calories 12.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 140 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday December 6th 2025
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4.7%
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5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Root Shoot Malting - Pilsner9 lb Pilsner 37 2 90%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Acidulated0.5 lb Acidulated 27 3.4 5%
0.50 lb Flaked Corn0.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 5%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil at 205 °F 60 min 11.28 33.3%
0.50 oz Hopsteiner - Mt Hood0.5 oz Mt Hood Hops Pellet 6 Whirlpool at 200 °F 15 min 1.88 33.3%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Whirlpool at 200 °F 15 min 1.41 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
1 each White Labs - Clarity Ferm WLN4000 Fining Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
CellarScience - Baja
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 57 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 78 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 15.52 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.8 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Fort Collins 2012
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
17 2 3 3 13 50
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Strike 161 °F 150 °F --
Mash Rest Temperature 150 °F 150 °F 40 min
Recirculaton Through Grain Vorlauf 150 °F 150 °F 20 min
2.25 gal Rinse Grain Sparge 180 °F 180 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 5 20  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 5.76 g | 23.1 qt) 5.8 23.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.52 g | 14.1 qt) 2.5 10  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.02 g | 28.1 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Top off amount 0.04 0.2  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.5 30
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Fitz Schlitz Mk2 Mex Lager" American Lager beer recipe by J.Bird. All Grain, ABV 4.67%, IBU 14.57, SRM 3.61, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Acidulated, Flaked Corn) Hops: (Cascade, Mt Hood, Willamette) Other: (Whirlfloc, Clarity Ferm WLN4000)
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