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Light

Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 155 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 157 gallons
Post Boil Size: 155 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 152 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 16oz)

Created: Friday December 12th 2025

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
220 lb	American - Pilsner220 lb Pilsner	37	1.8	91.7%
5 lb	Flaked Corn5 lb Flaked Corn	40	0.5	2.1%
15 lb	Flaked Rice15 lb Flaked Rice	40	0.5	6.3%
240 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount

Fermentable

Cost

PPG

°L

Bill %

220 lb

American - Pilsner

1.8

91.7%

5 lb

Flaked Corn

0.5

2.1%

15 lb

Flaked Rice

0.5

6.3%

240 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
10 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh10 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	3.75	Boil	60 min	4.79	55.6%
8 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh8 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	3.75	Boil	15 min	1.9	44.4%
18 oz / $ 0.00

Amount

Variety

Cost

Type

Use

Time

IBU

Bill %

10 oz

Hallertau Mittelfruh

Pellet

3.75

Boil

60 min

4.79

55.6%

8 oz

Hallertau Mittelfruh

Pellet

3.75

Boil

15 min

1.9

44.4%

18 oz / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
18 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)		6.69	100%
18 oz / $ 0.00

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Water	Gallons	Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal \| 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 157.18 gal (628.7 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 145.18 gal (580.7 qt) sparge/top-off.
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 109.2 gal (436.8 qt)	90	360
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb	90	360
Mash volume with grains	109.2	436.8
Grain absorption losses	-30	-120
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 97.43 g \| 389.7 qt)	97.25	389
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 157.18 g \| 628.7 qt)	157	628
Boil off losses	-1.5	-6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.68	-2.7
Post boil Volume	155	620
Going into fermentor	155	620
Total:	187.25	749
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Water

Gallons

Quarts

WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 157.18 gal (628.7 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 145.18 gal (580.7 qt) sparge/top-off.

WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 109.2 gal (436.8 qt)

360

Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb

360

Mash volume with grains

109.2

436.8

Grain absorption losses

-30

-120

Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 97.43 g | 389.7 qt)

97.25

389

Mash Lauter Tun losses

-0.25

-1

Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 157.18 g | 628.7 qt)

157

628

Boil off losses

-1.5

-6

Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)

-0.68

-2.7

Post boil Volume

155

620

Going into fermentor

155

620

Total:

187.25

749

Equipment Profile Used:

System Default