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American light lager

143 calories 12 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Counterbrew
Calories: 143 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday October 7th 2018
1.044
1.007
4.9%
14.4
3.5
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.50 lb American - Pale 6-Row2.5 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 52.6%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 42.1%
0.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 5.3%
4.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 14.43 100%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirflock Fining Boil 10 min.
1 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.80 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
All primo water.
2 gypsum
1 table salt
1 calcium chloride
Up to 1.8 ml lactic.
Pre dough in pH should be at 5.76
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3 gal Strike at 162 Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
1.27 gal Squeeze then rinse with up to 1.27 gallons Sparge -- 170 °F 3 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.526 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.53 qt/lb 3 12  
Mash volume with grains 3.38 13.5  
Grain absorption losses -0.59 -2.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.36 g | 9.5 qt) 1.44 5.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.52 g | 18.1 qt) 3.6 14.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 3 12  
Going into fermentor 3 12  
Total: 4.44 17.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American light lager" American Lager beer recipe by Counterbrew. All Grain, ABV 4.87%, IBU 14.43, SRM 3.52, Fermentables: (Pale 6-Row, Flaked Corn, Caramel / Crystal 20L) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Whirflock, Calcium Chloride, Gypsum, Table Salt, Lactic acid)
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