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Dark Lager

142 calories 12.3 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 1000 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1100 liters
Post Boil Size: 1100 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Ryan Prentice
Calories: 142 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.3 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday August 17th 2026
1.047
1.008
5.0%
25.1
31.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
165 kg Rahr - Premium Pilsner165 kg Premium Pilsner 36.8 1.75 73.3%
25 kg Simpsons - Crystal Light 25 kg Crystal Light 33.1 38.03 11.1%
25 kg American - Chocolate25 kg Chocolate 29 350 11.1%
10 kg Weyermann - Carafoam10 kg Carafoam 34.5 2.2 4.4%
225 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
600 g Magnum600 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 23.56 66.7%
150 g Northern Brewer150 g Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 15 min 1.52 16.7%
150 g Northern Brewer150 g Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 0 min 16.7%
900 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 4086 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
700 L Sparge 67.7 °C 62.3 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 1010.2 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 964.8 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 969.75 L 821.3
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 821.3
Mash volume with grains 969.8
Grain absorption losses -225
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 414.9 L) 504.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1010.2 L) 1100
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -4.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 1000 L) 1100
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 1100 L) 1000
Total: 1325.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Dark Lager" No Profile Selected beer recipe by Ryan Prentice. All Grain, ABV 5.01%, IBU 25.08, SRM 31.05, Fermentables: (Premium Pilsner, Crystal Light , Chocolate, Carafoam) Hops: (Magnum, Northern Brewer)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-08-17 18:49 UTC