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Martha's Small Beer

118 calories 12.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 195 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 201.3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 195 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 55% (brew house)
Source: Lost Lagers
Calories: 118 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday May 10th 2026
1.036
1.009
3.6%
26.0
7.4
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
336 lb Riverbend Malt - Heritage336 lb Heritage 36 4.4 94.4%
20 lb Weyermann - Melanoidin20 lb Melanoidin 34.5 27 5.6%
356 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 lb Cluster4 lb Cluster Hops Leaf/Whole 4 Boil 60 min 25.97 50%
4 lb Cluster4 lb Cluster Hops Leaf/Whole 4 Boil 0 min 50%
8 lbs / $ 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 201.3 gal (805.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 189.3 gal (757.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 161.98 gal (647.92 qt) 133.5 534  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 133.5 534  
Mash volume with grains 161.98 647.9  
Grain absorption losses -44.5 -178  
Remaining sparge water volume 112.55 450.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 201.3 805.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -4.8 -19.2  
Post boil Volume 195 780  
Going into fermentor 195 780  
Total: 246.05 984.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Martha's Small Beer" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by Lost Lagers. All Grain, ABV 3.55%, IBU 25.97, SRM 7.41, Fermentables: (Heritage, Melanoidin) Hops: (Cluster)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-10 03:14 UTC