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Lithuanian Lager 2026

181 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.76 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Todd W
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 11th 2026
1.055
1.012
5.6%
31.4
4.7
n/a
137.54
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12.50 lb Weyermann - Extra Pale Premium Pilsner Malt12.5 lb Extra Pale Premium Pilsner Malt £ 1.68 / kg
£ 9.53 		38 1.5 59.5%
3 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt3 lb Vienna Malt £ 2.18 / kg
£ 2.97 		37 3.5 14.3%
3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Extra Light3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Extra Light 42 2.5 14.3%
0.50 lb Belgian - Biscuit0.5 lb Biscuit £ 3.72 / kg
£ 0.84 		35 23 2.4%
2 lb Dingemans - Munich MD2 lb Munich MD 36.5 6.3 9.5%
21 lbs / £ 13.34
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.35 oz Sterling1.35 oz Sterling Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 90 min 31.41 62.8%
0.80 oz Saaz0.8 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 0 min 37.2%
2.15 oz / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tsp Irish Moss £ 54.00 / kg
£ 108.00 		Fining Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient £ 16.20 / kg
£ 16.20 		Water Agt Boil 10 min.
£ 124.20
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Bayern Lager OYL-114
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
51 - 62 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66.2 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 207 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal Strike 170 °F 154 °F 90 min
4.5 gal Mash Out Temperature 154 °F 170 °F 15 min
10 gal Fly Sparge 169 °F 169 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.16 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.83 gal (55.32 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.83 gal (7.32 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.16 qt/lb 9.72 38.9  
Mash volume with grains 11.16 44.6  
Grain absorption losses -2.25 -9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.38 g | 25.5 qt) 6.31 25.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.23 0.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.83 g | 55.3 qt) 13.76 55  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 11.5 46  
Going into fermentor 11.5 46  
Total: 16.03 64.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This is not a Švyturys Ekstra recipe, just my first attempt at getting there over time....

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