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Bad Habits Hoppy Lager

169 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Helles
Boil Time: 40 min
Batch Size: 27.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 33 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Brulosophy
No Chill: 10 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 169 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday June 24th 2016
1.052
1.008
5.8%
21.3
3.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
46 lb German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner46 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.8 89.7%
2 lb German - Carapils2 lb Carapils 35 1.3 3.9%
2 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)2 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.9%
1.30 lb German - Acidulated Malt1.3 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.5%
51.30 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5.50 oz Sterling5.5 oz Sterling Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 10 min 13.65 62.5%
3.30 oz Azacca3.3 oz Azacca Hops Pellet 10.3 Boil 5 min 7.62 37.5%
8.80 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4.40 ml Lactic Acid (Sparge) Water Agt Mash --
13.20 g CaSO4 Water Agt Mash --
14.30 g CaCl2 Water Agt Mash --
2.20 g NaCl Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2008 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Force       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
West Jordan, UT 9/2014
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
35 16 14 25 36 39
Adding salts to bring Ca, Cl2 and SO4 levels into acceptable brewing range.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20.9 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.55 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 28.83 gal (115.32 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 16.83 gal (67.32 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 23.98 gal (95.93 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.9 gal (31.58 qt) and adding 11.98 gal (47.93 qt) sparge/top-off. 19.88 79.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.55 qt/lb 19.88 79.5  
Mash volume with grains 23.98 95.9  
Grain absorption losses -6.41 -25.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 15.61 g | 62.5 qt) 19.78 79.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28.83 g | 115.3 qt) 33 132  
Boil off losses -1 -4  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.33 -1.3  
Post boil Volume 27.5 110  
Going into fermentor 27.5 110  
Total: 39.66 158.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Adapted from homebrew conned recipe. Still going to sparge so efficiency doesn't suck. Malcolm report 60% brewhouse efficiency.

Bumped up the grain bill in case the efficiency is super low.

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