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The Quiet Man - Citra Lager

233 calories 20.5 g 564 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.9 liters
Post Boil Size: 22.3 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Robert Brown
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 233 calories (Per 564ml)
Carbs: 20.5 g (Per 564ml)
Created: Sunday June 2nd 2013
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg United Kingdom - Lager4 kg Lager 38 1.4 100%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
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15 g Citra15 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 10 min 8.18 50%
10 g Citra10 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 1 min 0.65 33.3%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Protofloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
R.O.
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
25 L Infusion -- 45 °C 15 min
Infusion -- 60 °C 15 min
Infusion -- 66 °C 30 min
Mash Out Infusion -- 78 °C 10 min
6.9 L Fly Sparge -- 78 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 6.25 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 6.3 L/kg 25
Mash volume with grains 27.6
Grain absorption losses -4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.6 L) 7.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29.7 L) 27.9
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 21 L) 22.3
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 22.3 L) 21
Total: 32.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed using the 20L Braumeister. Pops doesn't like hoppy or bitter beers, but I've tried to make this as tasty as I can.

Clear using gelatin because 'lager shouldn't be cloudy' :-)

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