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Dead Reckoning Lager

149 calories 12.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 149 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday May 5th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.25 lb Canada Malting - ORGANIC 2-ROW MALT6.25 lb ORGANIC 2-ROW MALT 37 2 73.5%
1.50 lb Crisp Malting - Flaked Torrefied Maize1.5 lb Flaked Torrefied Maize 36.8 0.66 17.6%
0.50 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose0.5 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 42 0.5 5.9%
0.25 lb Briess - Carapils Malt0.25 lb Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 2.9%
8.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.75 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 12.59 75%
0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 15 min 2.08 25%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
52 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 76 B cells required
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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-
55 2 36 55.6 67 36.6
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.98 gal Strike 160 °F 152 °F 60 min
152 °F 168 °F 10 min
3.75 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.99 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.99 qt/lb 3.98 15.9  
Mash volume with grains 4.62 18.5  
Grain absorption losses -1 -4  
Remaining sparge water volume 3.77 15.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 6.5 26  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.04 0.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.75 31
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Dead Reckoning Lager" American Lager beer recipe by Brewer #478987. All Grain, ABV 5.12%, IBU 14.67, SRM 3.04, Fermentables: (ORGANIC 2-ROW MALT, Flaked Torrefied Maize, Corn Sugar - Dextrose, Carapils Malt) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Campden Tablets, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous))
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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-07 22:11 UTC