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Coors Light Clone

118 calories 11.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Light American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Source: Chris Steinmetz
Calories: 118 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 11th 2012
1.036
1.008
3.7%
23.6
2.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 60%
2 lb Rice Syrup Solids2 lb Rice Syrup Solids 37 1 40%
5 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade Pellets1 oz Cascade Pellets Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 50%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Plug 3.5 Boil 15 min 25%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Plug 3.5 Boil 2 min 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Lager Yeast WLP840
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.68 g | 26.7 qt) 2.6 10.4  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.4 1.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 2.6 10.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This is a recipe that I came up with for a clone of something like coors light. This beer does have a little bit more body than a regular can of coors light but all of my friends who don't like the IPAs or darker beers love it and keep asking for more!

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