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The Empire Strikes Bock Lite

230 calories 25 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Helles Bock
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 55% (brew house)
Source: Chris Howard
Calories: 230 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday December 8th 2018
1.069
1.019
6.6%
26.7
10.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb German - Pilsner15 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 89.6%
1.25 lb Belgian - Aromatic1.25 lb Aromatic 33 38 7.5%
0.50 lb German - CaraMunich I0.5 lb CaraMunich I 34 39 3%
16.75 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.25 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1.25 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4.6 Boil 60 min 19.48 38.5%
1.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.3 Boil 15 min 6.93 38.5%
0.50 oz Crystal0.5 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Aroma 1 min 0.31 15.4%
0.25 oz Crystal0.25 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Dry Hop 0 days 0 7.7%
3.25 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
0.10 g Zinc Fortified Yeast Other Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Bock Lager Yeast WLP833
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 557 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
My water profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 34 49 120 22 315
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.2 gal Temperature -- 132 °F 30 min
2 gal Temperature -- 155 °F 30 min
4.2 gal Sparge -- 167 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1 qt/lb 4.19 16.8  
Mash volume with grains 5.53 22.1  
Grain absorption losses -2.09 -8.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.77 g | 19.1 qt) 3.66 14.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.61 g | 26.5 qt) 5.5 22  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.84 31.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"The Empire Strikes Bock Lite" Helles Bock beer recipe by Chris Howard. All Grain, ABV 6.62%, IBU 26.72, SRM 10.92, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Aromatic, CaraMunich I) Hops: (Hallertau Hersbrucker, Hallertau Mittelfruh, Crystal) Other: (Irish Moss, Zinc Fortified Yeast)
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  • Last Updated: 2018-12-09 03:11 UTC