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light lager

Method: All Grain
Style: Light American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 13 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 124 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday March 15th 2026

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
10 lb	Rahr - Premium Pilsner10 lb Premium Pilsner	36.8	1.75	52.6%
8 lb	Rahr - Standard 2-Row8 lb Standard 2-Row	36.8	1.8	42.1%
1 lb	Viking - Wheat Malt1 lb Wheat Malt	38	2.5	5.3%
19 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount

Fermentable

Cost

PPG

°L

Bill %

10 lb

Rahr - Premium Pilsner

36.8

1.75

52.6%

8 lb

Rahr - Standard 2-Row

36.8

1.8

42.1%

1 lb

Viking - Wheat Malt

2.5

5.3%

19 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops		Pellet	4.5	Boil	60 min	7.53	100%
1 oz / $ 0.00

Amount

Variety

Cost

Type

Use

Time

IBU

Bill %

1 oz

Fuggles

Pellet

4.5

Boil

60 min

7.53

100%

1 oz / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Fuggles (Pellet)		7.53	100%
1 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
8.31 gal		Strike	152 °F	152 °F	60 min
Starting Grain Temp: 150 °F

Amount

Description

Type

Start Temp

Target Temp

Time

8.31 gal

Strike

152 °F

60 min

Starting Grain Temp: 150 °F

Water	Gallons	Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal \| 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.54 gal (58.15 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.54 gal (10.15 qt) sparge/top-off.
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb	8.31	33.3
Mash volume with grains	9.83	39.3
Grain absorption losses	-2.38	-9.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.85 g \| 35.4 qt)	8.31	33.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.54 g \| 58.2 qt)	14	56
Boil off losses	-1.5	-6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.04	-0.2
Post boil Volume	13	52
Going into fermentor	13	52
Total:	16.63	66.5
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Water

Gallons

Quarts

WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.54 gal (58.15 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.54 gal (10.15 qt) sparge/top-off.

Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb

8.31

33.3

Mash volume with grains

9.83

39.3

Grain absorption losses

-2.38

-9.5

Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.85 g | 35.4 qt)

8.31

33.3

Mash Lauter Tun losses

-0.25

-1

Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.54 g | 58.2 qt)

Boil off losses

-1.5

-6

Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)

-0.04

-0.2

Post boil Volume

Going into fermentor

Total:

16.63

66.5

Equipment Profile Used:

System Default