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Wife Crusher Blonde

172 calories 14.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.53 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Jim
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 10th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row7.5 lb Standard 2-Row $ 1.44 / lb
$ 10.80 		36.8 1.8 69.8%
2.50 lb Flaked Rice2.5 lb Flaked Rice $ 2.30 / lb
$ 5.75 		40 0.5 23.3%
0.25 lb Weyermann - Carafoam0.25 lb Carafoam $ 1.92 / lb
$ 0.48 		34.5 2.2 2.3%
0.25 lb Weyermann - Acidulated0.25 lb Acidulated $ 1.92 / lb
$ 0.48 		27 3.4 2.3%
0.25 lb Cane Sugar0.25 lb Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 2.3%
10.75 lbs / $ 17.51
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.35 oz Barth-Haas - Hallertauer Magnum0.35 oz Hallertauer Magnum Hops $ 1.80 / oz
$ 0.63 		Pellet 13.5 Boil 60 min 19.83 25.9%
1 oz Lemondrop1 oz Lemondrop Hops $ 2.40 / oz
$ 2.40 		Pellet 6 Boil 10 min 9.13 74.1%
1.35 oz / $ 3.03
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc tablet Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LalBrew NovaLager™
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
$ 7.49 / each
$ 14.98
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
$ 14.98 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 30 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 2 5 75 45 0
Start with Primo RO water
4 g Calcium Chloride
1.5 g Gypsum
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.24 gal Add to mash 3 g CaCl, 1 g Gypsum Strike 153 °F 148 °F 75 min
4.5 gal add 1 ml Lactic acid per gallon sparge water, add 1 g CaCl, 0.5 g Gypsum Sparge 170 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.94 15.8  
Mash volume with grains 4.78 19.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.16 16.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 6.53 26.1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.02 0.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.09 32.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wife Crusher Blonde" American Light Lager beer recipe by Jim. All Grain, ABV 5.87%, IBU 28.96, SRM 3.33, Fermentables: (Standard 2-Row, Flaked Rice, Carafoam, Acidulated, Cane Sugar) Hops: (Hallertauer Magnum, Lemondrop) Other: (Whirlfloc tablet)
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