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Colin's Hooch Malt Liquor

306 calories 23.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.093 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 306 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 15th 2026
1.093
1.013
10.5%
18.4
5.1
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb Root Shoot Malting - Pilsner7 lb Pilsner 37 2 68.3%
1 lb Rice1 lb Rice 35.5 1 9.8%
1 lb Riverbend Malt - Malted Corn1 lb Malted Corn 37 1.7 9.8%
1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 42 0.5 9.8%
4 oz Weyermann - Acidulated4 oz Acidulated 27 3.4 2.4%
10.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil at 203 °F 60 min 18.41 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
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:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 14.44 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.7 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Fort Collins 2012
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
17 2 3 3 13 50
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal Strike 155 °F 145 °F --
Temperature 145 °F 145 °F 60 min
Vorlauf 150 °F 150 °F 30 min
1.25 gal Sparge 180 °F 180 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 4.63 18.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.37 21.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.16 -4.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.24 g | 5 qt) 1.28 5.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.46 g | 17.8 qt) 4.5 18  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 3 12  
Going into fermentor 3 12  
Total: 5.91 23.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Colin's Hooch Malt Liquor" No Profile Selected beer recipe by J.Bird. All Grain, ABV 10.52%, IBU 18.41, SRM 5.11, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Rice, Malted Corn, Corn Sugar - Dextrose, Acidulated) Hops: (Saaz)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-15 23:23 UTC