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Astraea Light

138 calories 14.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Light American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.29 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Source: Butter
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 138 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday June 28th 2015
1.042
1.011
4.2%
17.7
3.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.25 lb American - Pale 2-Row4.25 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 45.9%
4.25 lb American - Pale 6-Row4.25 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 45.9%
0.75 lb Flaked Corn0.75 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 8.1%
9.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.75 oz Domestic Hallertau1.75 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 2.3 Boil 60 min 17.72 100%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
1 tbsp Gelatin Fining Kegging --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Budvar Lager 2000
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 56 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 347 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: CO2       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 125 °F 30 min
Infusion -- 150 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1 qt/lb 2.31 9.3  
Mash volume with grains 3.05 12.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.16 -4.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.66 g | 22.6 qt) 5.38 21.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.57 g | 26.3 qt) 6.29 25.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.7 30.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This is basically Bud Light /Miller Lite/ Coors Lite etc. All of your redneck friends will love this stuff. If you can't find the yeast just use an American Lager strain.
Lager in the Keg for a week w/ Gelatin before priming to drop the yeast haze
(Revision 2)

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