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Lager vs Ale

154 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: JP
Hop Utilization: 86%
Calories: 154 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday May 19th 2026
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OG: 1.042 FG: 1.007 ABV: 4.6% IBU: 20

1.047
1.009
5.0%
21.9
4.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Weyermann - Pilsner12 lb Pilsner 36 1.5 55.6%
3.60 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I3.6 lb Munich Type I 38 6 16.7%
6 lb Viking - Vienna6 lb Vienna 37 3.6 27.8%
21.60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.25 oz Liberty2.25 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 5 Boil 45 min 16.86 50%
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 2.96 22.2%
1.25 oz Liberty1.25 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 2.03 27.8%
4.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LalBrew Diamond Lager
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 59 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 170 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.29 gal (49.18 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.29 gal (1.18 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 17.68 gal (70.71 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.27 gal (41.09 qt) and adding 5.68 gal (22.71 qt) sparge/top-off. 15.95 63.8  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 15.24 g | 61 qt) 15.95 63.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 16.97 g | 67.9 qt) 17.68 70.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.7 -10.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.29 g | 49.2 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.13 -4.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.17 -0.7  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Volume into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 15.95 63.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Lager vs Ale" Blonde Ale beer recipe by JP. BIAB, ABV 4.96%, IBU 21.85, SRM 4.84, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich Type I, Vienna) Hops: (Liberty)
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