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Red Lager

160 calories 14.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.6 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (ending kettle)
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday June 1st 2026
12.2 °P
2.3 °P
5.4%
23.5
16.9
5.0
124.61
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
52 lb Castle Malting - Château Pilsen 2RS52 lb Château Pilsen 2RS $ 0.83 / lb
$ 43.16 		37 1.9 45.2%
55 lb Bestmalz - Best RED X55 lb Best RED X $ 0.90 / lb
$ 49.50 		36 12 47.8%
4 lb Great Western - Dark Munich4 lb Dark Munich $ 0.84 / lb
$ 3.36 		33 20 3.5%
1 lb Thomas Fawcett - Roasted Barley1 lb Roasted Barley $ 1.10 / lb
$ 1.10 		31.5 545 0.9%
2 lb Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt2 lb Midnight Wheat Malt $ 1.25 / lb
$ 2.50 		25 550 1.7%
1 lb Great Western - Crystal 1201 lb Crystal 120 $ 1.00 / lb
$ 1.00 		32.2 120 0.9%
115 lbs / $ 100.62
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum3 oz Magnum Hops $ 0.50 / oz
$ 1.50 		Pellet 11.5 Boil 60 min 8.89 18.8%
7 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo)7 oz Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 1.73 / oz
$ 12.11 		Lupulin Pellet 12.3 Boil 15 min 11.01 43.8%
6 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo)6 oz Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 1.73 / oz
$ 10.38 		Lupulin Pellet 12.3 Whirlpool at 212 °F 0 min 3.64 37.5%
16 oz / $ 23.99
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
80 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
BSI - Augustiner Lager
Amount:
1.07 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
52 - 62 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1227 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90.9 30 61 96.8 97.7 1.5
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
60.5 gal Strike 159 °F 151 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 77.88 gal (311.5 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 65.88 gal (263.5 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 66.7 gal (266.8 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 2.8 gal (11.2 qt) and adding 54.7 gal (218.8 qt) sparge/top-off. 57.5 230  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 57.5 230  
Mash volume with grains 66.7 266.8  
Grain absorption losses -14.38 -57.5  
Remaining sparge water volume 37.13 148.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 77.88 g | 311.5 qt) 80 320  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.38 -1.5  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 78.13 g | 312.5 qt) 76 304  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.23 -0.9  
Estimated amount in fermentor 75.78 303.1  
Total: 94.63 378.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

3 scoops of rice hulls per tube

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