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160 calories 14.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Pre-Prohibition Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Mike R
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday April 26th 2026
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1.009
5.2%
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3.8
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34.22
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.25 lb Rahr - Standard 6-Row7.25 lb Standard 6-Row $ 2.20 / lb
$ 15.95 		36.3 2.3 70.7%
2.25 lb Flaked Corn2.25 lb Flaked Corn $ 2.30 / lb
$ 5.18 		40 0.5 22%
8 oz Briess - Carapils Malt8 oz Carapils Malt $ 2.10 / lb
$ 1.05 		34.5 1.5 4.9%
4 oz Weyermann - Acidulated4 oz Acidulated $ 2.95 / lb
$ 0.74 		27 3.4 2.4%
10.25 lbs / $ 22.91
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Cluster0.75 oz Cluster Hops $ 2.10 / oz
$ 1.58 		Pellet 7.4 Boil 90 min 26.36 50%
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - CZ Saaz0.5 oz CZ Saaz Hops $ 2.47 / oz
$ 1.24 		Pellet 3.2 Boil 30 min 5.46 33.3%
0.25 oz LD Carlson - GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH0.25 oz GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH Hops $ 2.25 / oz
$ 0.56 		Pellet 3.6 Boil 10 min 1.45 16.7%
1.50 oz / $ 3.37
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.20 g Wyeast - Beer Nutrient $ 0.11 / g
$ 0.24 		Other Boil 15 min.
1 each Whirfloc Tablets $ 0.13 / each
$ 0.13 		Fining Boil 15 min.
1.20 g Calcium Carbonate $ 2.99 / lb
$ 0.01 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.80 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Gypsum $ 0.12 / tsp
$ 0.04 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.90 g Gypsum $ 0.12 / tsp
$ 0.05 		Water Agt Sparge 15 min.
1.20 g Calcium Carbonate $ 2.99 / lb
$ 0.01 		Water Agt Sparge 15 min.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Sparge 15 min.
0.40 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.20 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 15 min.
$ 0.49
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LalBrew Diamond Lager
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 7.45 / each
$ 7.45
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 59 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 115 B cells required
$ 7.45 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.27 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
RO Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
1 0 8 4 1 16
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.84 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 60 min
5.06 gal Fly Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.84 15.4  
Mash volume with grains 4.66 18.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.28 -5.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.99 g | 20 qt) 5.19 20.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.31 g | 29.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 9.03 36.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Recipe built using Microsoft Co-Pilot, modified greatly after talking to fellow brewers.

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