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Desi Lager

173 calories 14.7 g 440 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 1000 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1200 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Rhys Jones
Calories: 173 calories (Per 440ml)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 440ml)
Created: Wednesday April 22nd 2026
1.043
1.007
4.7%
19.3
2.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
100 kg Crisp Malting - German Pilsen100 kg German Pilsen 36.8 2 57.1%
50 kg Crisp Malting - Flaked Torrefied Rice50 kg Flaked Torrefied Rice 37 0.5 28.6%
25 kg Crisp Malting - Dextrin Malt25 kg Dextrin Malt 36.8 1.8 14.3%
175 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
200 g Charles Faram - Magnum200 g Magnum Hops Leaf/Whole 13 Boil 60 min 6.81 12.5%
200 g Charles Faram - Godiva200 g Godiva Hops Leaf/Whole 7.5 Boil 30 min 3.02 12.5%
200 g Charles Faram - Godiva200 g Godiva Hops Leaf/Whole 7.5 Boil 20 min 2.38 12.5%
1,000 g Charles Faram - Godiva1000 g Godiva Hops Leaf/Whole 7.5 Boil 10 min 7.12 62.5%
1,600 g / £ 0.00
 
Yeast
WHC Lab - Blitz Lager
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
82%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
16 - 20 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 10716 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
525 L Strike 74 °C 67 °C 60 min
675 L Sparge 67 °C 75 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 1013.7 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 968.3 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 640.5 L 525
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 525
Mash volume with grains 640.5
Grain absorption losses -175
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 664.6 L) 850.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1013.7 L) 1200
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -8
Post boil Volume 1000
Going into fermentor 1000
Total: 1375.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Desi Lager" International Pale Lager beer recipe by Rhys Jones. All Grain, ABV 4.68%, IBU 19.33, SRM 2.61, Fermentables: (German Pilsen, Flaked Torrefied Rice, Dextrin Malt) Hops: (Magnum, Godiva)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-22 19:32 UTC