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American Light Lager Mexican Lager (Cerveza)

181 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Light American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 22 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: HomebrewTalk.com
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday December 19th 2016
1.055
1.013
5.4%
15.5
2.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12.30 lb Flaked Corn12.3 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 30.8%
18.90 lb American - Pale 2-Row18.9 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 47.3%
8.80 lb American - Pale 6-Row8.8 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 22%
40 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4.20 oz Liberty4.2 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 15.48 63.6%
2.40 oz Liberty2.4 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Aroma 0 min 36.4%
6.60 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Mexican Lager Yeast WLP940
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15 gal -- -- 104 °F 15 min
15 qt -- -- 122 °F 15 min
15 qt -- -- 140 °F 15 min
15 qt -- -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 23.75 gal (94.99 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 11.75 gal (46.99 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 18.2 gal (72.8 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.8 gal (35.2 qt) and adding 6.2 gal (24.8 qt) sparge/top-off. 15 60  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 15 60  
Mash volume with grains 18.2 72.8  
Grain absorption losses -5 -20  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 14 g | 56 qt) 18.25 73  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 23.75 g | 95 qt) 28 112  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.25 -1  
Post boil Volume 22 88  
Going into fermentor 22 88  
Total: 33.25 133
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Light Lager Mexican Lager (Cerveza)" Light American Lager beer recipe by HomebrewTalk.com. All Grain, ABV 5.39%, IBU 15.48, SRM 2.83, Fermentables: (Flaked Corn, Pale 2-Row, Pale 6-Row) Hops: (Liberty)
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