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Tamarind Lager

150 calories 12.9 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Amber Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20.82 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26.76 liters
Post Boil Size: 21.0847 liters
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 150 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.9 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday May 8th 2026
1.049
1.008
5.4%
22.3
5.4
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.64 kg German - Pilsner2.64 kg Pilsner $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		38 1.6 60%
0.88 kg German - Vienna0.88 kg Vienna $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		37 4 20%
0.44 kg German - Wheat Malt0.44 kg Wheat Malt $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		37 2 10%
0.22 kg Thomas Fawcett - Pale Crystal Malt0.22 kg Pale Crystal Malt $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		34 23 5%
0.22 kg Castle Malting - Château Munich0.22 kg Château Munich $ 0.00 / kg
$ 0.00 		34 12.7 5%
4.40 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Motueka20 g Motueka Hops $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 18.9407 40%
30 g Motueka30 g Motueka Hops $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Pellet 7 Whirlpool at 85 °C 15 min 3.32891 60%
50 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
300 g Tamarind $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Flavor Boil 10 min.
40 g Ginger $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Herb Boil 10 min.
10 g Green Cardamom Pods $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Spice Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 0.00 / each
$ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
-13 - -5 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
13 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 89 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Temp: 68 °C      
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15.4 l Strike 17.2 °C 17.2 °C 60 min
Temperature 17.2 °C 24.4 °C 10 min
Vorlauf 24.4 °C 24.4 °C 10 min
Sparge 24.4 °C -17.8 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 14.6 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 22.2 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 67.14 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 42.5 L and adding 21.74 L sparge/top-off. 64.2
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (14.6 L/kg), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (32.1 L). Reduce mash thickness to 7.29 L/kg or increase pre-boil volume to 58.9 L.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 14.6 L/kg 64.2
Mash volume with grains 67.1
Grain absorption losses -4.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume 26.8
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 21 L) 21.1
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.2
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 20.9 L) 20.8
Total: 32.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Tamarind Lager" International Amber Lager beer recipe by opicm. All Grain, ABV 5.37486%, IBU 22.2696, SRM 5.44724, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna, Wheat Malt, Pale Crystal Malt, Château Munich) Hops: (Motueka) Other: (Tamarind, Ginger, Green Cardamom Pods)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-08 02:25 UTC