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Creamy Dark Clone (Leinenkugel)

170 calories 19.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Dark American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Matt Bowler
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday December 3rd 2018
1.051
1.016
4.6%
13.5
50.0
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row2.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 60.6%
12 oz German - Carafa III12 oz Carafa III 32 535 18.2%
12 oz American - Midnight Wheat Malt12 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 18.2%
2 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L2 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3%
66 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3.50 g Cluster3.5 g Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 50 min 7.88 50%
3.50 g Cascade3.5 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 21 min 5.58 50%
7 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - California Lager 2112
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
58 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 72 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Saint Louis City Water (2017)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3 gal Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 4.27 g | 17.1 qt) 3.27 13.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 4.6 g | 18.4 qt) 3.6 14.4  
Grain absorption losses -0.52 -2.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3.51 g | 14 qt) 2.5 10  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.01 -0  
Post boil Volume 2 8  
Volume into fermentor 2 8  
Total: 3.27 13.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

American Dark Lager
Malts=Munich, Chocolate, Wheat, 3 Pale Malts
ABV=4.9%
Hops=Cascade, Cluster, Mt. Hood

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