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Pre Pro Lager

171 calories 16.3 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Pre-Prohibition Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.94 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.58 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 171 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 16oz)
URL: https://dejabru.org/
Created: Monday December 22nd 2025
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Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Rahr - North Star Pils5 lb North Star Pils 36.3 1.7 41.7%
3.50 lb Flaked Corn3.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 29.2%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Crystal2 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 2.7 Boil 60 min 18.28 40%
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.7 Boil 60 min 9.14 20%
2 oz Crystal2 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 2.7 Whirlpool at 170 °F 15 min 2.13 40%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
1 oz Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 402 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.35 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.28 gal Strike 158 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.75 qt/lb 8.25 33  
Mash volume with grains 9.21 36.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.5 -6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 0.69 g | 2.8 qt) 0.44 1.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.19 g | 28.8 qt) 6.94 27.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.58 g | 22.3 qt) 6.58 26.3  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.51 g | 26 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.69 34.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Pre Pro Lager" Pre-Prohibition Lager beer recipe by Aaron D.. All Grain, ABV 5.3%, IBU 29.55, SRM 3.4, Fermentables: (North Star Pils, Flaked Corn, BEST Acidulated, CMC 6-ROW MALT) Hops: (Crystal, Saaz) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Campden Tablets, Beer Nutrient, Whirlfloc)
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