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Mexican Lager

151 calories 15.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Amahl Turczyn
Calories: 151 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday October 29th 2017
1.046
1.011
4.7%
25.8
2.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Briess Pilsen6 lb Briess Pilsen 37 1.2 63.2%
2 lb Flaked maize2 lb Flaked maize 40 0.5 21.1%
1.50 lb Weyermann Vienna Malt1.5 lb Weyermann Vienna Malt 37 3.5 15.8%
9.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 20.14 50%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 10 min 5.68 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Mexican Lager Yeast WLP940
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
53.6 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 325 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Bru'n water

Mash
0.8 g Gypsum
0.4 g CaCl2
11.6 mL of 10% phosphoric acid

Sparge
no salts (rec by Bru'n to put all in mash)
4.6 mL of 10% phosphoric
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.8 gal Infusion -- 148 °F 60 min
5.8 gal Mash out 10 mins. Temperature -- 168 °F --
1.5 gal Sparge -- 170 °F --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.01 g | 32.1 qt) 8.74 35  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.77 g | 35.1 qt) 9.5 38  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 7.3 29.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.74 35
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Strike temp target is 154.9 F.

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