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15gal Basic B Super Light Feb 1 2026

53 calories 3.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 17.11 gallons
Post Boil Size: 15.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.015 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.017 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 53 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 3.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday February 27th 2018
1.017
1.001
2.1%
9.6
1.9
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row8.5 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 89.5%
1 lb Munich1 lb Munich 37 6 10.5%
9.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Motueka10 g Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 4.28 11.8%
50 g Citra50 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 0 min 58.8%
25 g Motueka25 g Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 5.31 29.4%
85 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.50 g yeastex 82 Other Boil 15 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Mash 15 min.
10 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
95%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 123 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
50%RO
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal Strike 156 °F 151 °F 60 min
10.5 gal Batch Sparge 180 °F 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 16.61 gal (66.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 4.61 gal (18.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 qt/lb 7.13 28.5  
Mash volume with grains 7.89 31.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.92 g | 43.7 qt) 11.42 45.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 16.61 g | 66.4 qt) 17.11 68.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 15 g | 60 qt) 15.5 62  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 15.5 g | 62 qt) 15 60  
Total: 18.55 74.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

all US-05 + amylo

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