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DFQ Mex Lager Collab

158 calories 16.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 160 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 180 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: David Young
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 17th 2026
1.048
1.012
4.7%
23.8
2.9
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
165 lb Avangard - Pilsner165 lb Pilsner 37.3 1.7 65.2%
50 lb Flaked Corn50 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 19.8%
30 lb Avangard - Vienna30 lb Vienna 37.7 3.5 11.9%
8 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)8 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.2%
253 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 lb Saaz2 lb Saaz Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 60 min 10.17 57.1%
0.50 lb Barth-Haas - Bru-10.5 lb Bru-1 Hops Pellet 11.8 Boil 30 min 9.22 14.3%
1 lb Barth-Haas - Bru-11 lb Bru-1 Hops Pellet 11.8 Whirlpool 0 min 4.42 28.6%
3.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 gal Lime Tincture Spice Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
CellarScience - Baja
Amount:
1.10 Pounds
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 57 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2525 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 163.6 gal (654.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 151.6 gal (606.4 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 102.47 gal (409.86 qt) 82.23 328.9  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 82.23 328.9  
Mash volume with grains 102.47 409.9  
Grain absorption losses -31.63 -126.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 113.25 g | 453 qt) 129.65 518.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 163.6 g | 654.4 qt) 180 720  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.5 -6  
Post boil Volume 160.6 642.4  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.6 -2.4  
Going into fermentor 160 640  
Total: 211.88 847.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"DFQ Mex Lager Collab" International Pale Lager beer recipe by David Young. All Grain, ABV 4.7%, IBU 23.81, SRM 2.92, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Flaked Corn, Vienna, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Saaz, Bru-1) Other: (Lime Tincture)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-17 21:46 UTC